Flaeming Air FA 04 Peregrine explained
The
Flaeming Air FA 04 Peregrine is a German
ultralight and
light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Flaeming Air of
Zellendorf,
Brandenburg. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[1] [2] Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules, with different models for each category. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear, or optionally conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2] [3]
The aircraft is made from composites, with its fuselage, wing spars, flaps and rudder made from carbon fibre. Its 10.051NaN1 span wing has an area of 9.27m2. The standard engines available are the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS, 1200NaN0 Jabiru 3300 and the 1000NaN0 Continental O-200 four-stroke powerplants.[2]
The FA 04 can be used for aero-towing gliders up to 7500NaN0 gross weight.[2]
Variants
- FA 01 Smaragd (Emerald)
Initial model for the European FAI microlight class, with a gross weight of 472.50NaN0.[2]
- FA 02
Kit aircraft with a gross weight of 6500NaN0.[2]
- FA 04 Peregrine
Light-sport model for the US market, with a gross weight of 6000NaN0.[2]
- FA 04 SL
Super-light model with an empty weight of 2700NaN0, including a ballistic parachute.[2] Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 50. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 52. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
- Web site: EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft. 1 June 2012. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228070151/http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa. 28 February 2014. dead.
