Falconar Golden Hawk Explained

The Falconar Golden Hawk is a Canadian tandem seat, pusher configuration, tricycle gear, canard-equipped ultralight aircraft that is offered in kit form by Falconar Avia of Edmonton, Alberta.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Design and development

The Golden Hawk traces its lineage to the American Aerolights Falcon of 1983. After Falcon production ended, three companies produced versions of the design. Team Falcon restarted production in 1998 with their Falcon 2000, Falcon East produced one with their Peregrine Falcon and Falconar Avia produced one and termed their version of the design the Golden Hawk.

The design has a composite fuselage and strut-braced wings made from aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric. The tip rudders and canard are also fabric-covered. The main landing gear is equipped with hydraulic disk brakes. The aircraft can be disassembled in ten minutes for ground transportation on a trailer or for storage.[3]

The canard surface controls pitch, while roll is via conventional ailerons. Yaw is controlled with wing-tip rudders. The aircraft is advertised as spin-proof.

The Golden Hawk has been well received. Reviewer Andre Cliche described it as "a fantastic-looking aircraft that has no equal to stimulate the public's interest. Because of its futuristic looks Hollywood has used it several times in movies."

Variants

American Aerolights Falcon
  • Initial production version, introduced in 1983. Production ended by about 1984.
    Team Falcon Falcon 2000
  • Improved production version introduced in 1998. Features longer landing gear to accommodate a large diameter propeller.
    Falcon East Peregrine Falcon
  • FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category single seater with a Rotax 447 powerplant of 400NaN0 and a glide ratio of 14:1.[3]
    Falconar ARV-1L Golden Hawk
  • Earlier production version, powered by a Hirth 2703 powerplant of 550NaN0 or other two-stroke engines of 50to.
    Falconar ARV-1K Golden Hawk
  • Current production version, powered by a Hirth 2703 powerplant of 550NaN0 or other two-stroke engines of 50to.[3]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-77. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
    2. Web site: Golden Hawk. 5 February 2011. Falconar. Chris. June 2007.
    3. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, pages 153 & 155. BAI Communications.
    4. Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 47 Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
    5. Downey, Julia: 2001 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 50. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
    6. Downey, Julia: 2002 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, page 37. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851

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