Direct Fly ArGO explained

The Direct Fly ArGO is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Direct Fly sro of Hluk, introduced at the Blois fly-in show in France, in 2011. When it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

Design and development

The ArGO was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules, with different versions at different gross weights for each category. It features a strut-braced high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing covered in aluminum sheet. The flying surfaces are made from aluminum sheet. Its 91NaN1 span wing has an area of 9.9m2 and mounts Fowler flaps. Standard engines available are the 800NaN0 Rotax 912UL and the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.[1] [2]

As of February 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[3]

Variants

arGO ULL
  • Model with a gross weight of 472.50NaN0 for the FAI microlight category.[4]
    arGO LSA/ELSA
  • Model with a gross weight of 5750NaN0 for the US LSA category.[4]

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    Notes and References

    1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 43. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
    2. Web site: Engines . 10 February 2017. . 2009.
    3. Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory. 10 February 2017. Federal Aviation Administration. 26 September 2016.
    4. Web site: Specifications . 10 February 2017. . 2009.

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