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German ultralight aircraft

FA 04 Peregrine
Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraftType of aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Flaeming Air
Status In production

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.

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.

The aircraft is made from composites, with its fuselage, wing spars, flaps and rudder made from carbon fibre. Its 10.05 m (33.0 ft) span wing has an area of 9.27 m (99.8 sq ft). The standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 and the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 four-stroke powerplants.

The FA 04 can be used for aero-towing gliders up to 750 kg (1,653 lb) gross weight.

Variants

FA 01 Smaragd (Emerald)
Initial model for the European FAI microlight class, with a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb).
FA 02
Kit aircraft with a gross weight of 650 kg (1,433 lb).
FA 04 Peregrine
Light-sport model for the US market, with a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb).
FA 04 SL
Super-light model with an empty weight of 270 kg (595 lb), including a ballistic parachute.

Specifications (FA 04 Peregrine)

Data from Bayerl and Flaeming Air

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.27 m (30 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 10.05 m (108.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 278 kg (613 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
  • Range: 1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

References

  1. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 50. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 52. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. Flaeming Air (n.d.). "FA 04 Peregrine LSA". Retrieved 18 June 2012.

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