Fly Synthesis Storch Explained
The
Fly Synthesis Storch (English:
Stork) is an Italian
ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by
Fly Synthesis, introduced in 1990. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for
amateur construction.
[1] [2] [3] Design and development
The Storch was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2]
The aircraft is of mixed construction, with the fuselage made from composites and the tail boom an aluminum tube. The HS model has a 8.71NaN1 span wing with an area of 11.8m2 and flaperons. Standard engines available are the 800NaN0 Rotax 912UL and the 850NaN0 Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. All controls are operated by teleflex cables, except the ailerons, which are operated by push-pull tubes.[2]
Variants
- Storch CL
Model with a longer 10.151NaN1 span wing with an area of 13.6m2 and a gross weight of 4501NaN1, sold as the Lafayette Stork Classic in the USA.[2] [4]
- Storch HS
Model with a shorter 8.71NaN1 span wing with an area of 11.8m2 and Junkers-style flaperons. Gross weight of 472.51NaN1 It is sold as the Lafayette Stork Super Sport in the USA.[2]
- Storch S
Model with separate flaps and ailerons, in place of flaperons and a gross weight of 5001NaN1.[2] Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 54. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 164. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
- Web site: Aircraft Description. 21 June 2012. Fly Synthesis. 2011.
