Sanstroem Friendship 3 Explained

The Friendship 3 is a French ultralight aircraft with tandem seats, engineered in France and Switzerland, and assembled in Czech Republic by Ivanov Aircraft for the manufacturer, R,S & Associes SAS Erik Sanstroem of Versailles, Yvelines. Inspired by 1950s and 1960s light aircraft and motorgliders, the Friendship 3 is a two-place tandem-seat ultralight aircraft with dual controls, so that the rear seated passenger can also fly.

The company seems to have been founded 2012 and gone out of business in 2014.[1]

Design and development

The Friendship 3 was designed for both soaring and cross-country powered flying, with a glide ratio of 24:1. The Friendship F3A has a composite fuselage; and wood and fabric for the wings with the main spars in carbon fiber. The aircraft was registered in France in late 2012.[2]

Variants

Friendship 3
  • F3A: Available with 80 hp Rotax 912 engine.
  • F3B: Available with 100 hp Rotax 912 engine.

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: archive.org.
    2. Tisserant . Philippe . Friendship 3 Retour du RF3 en ULM biplace . Vol Moteur . December 2012 . 322 . 3 April 2014 . 22–27 . 0299-8203 .