Fly-Fan Shark
| Shark | |
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| Role | Light aircraft |
| National origin | Slovakia |
| Manufacturer | Fly-Fan |
| Designer | Frantisek Sustek |
| First flight | 29 June 2011 |
| Status | Under development (2012) |
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The Fly-Fan Shark is a Slovak light aircraft designed by Frantisek Sustek and under development by Fly-Fan of Trenčín. The design was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2007 as a mock up and in 2011 as a flying aircraft. The aircraft first flew on 29 June 2011 and is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
Design and development
The Shark was designed with the goal of providing similar performance to other twin-engined light aircraft, but on 30% less power. It features a cantilever low-wing, a five-seat enclosed cabin, retractable tricycle landing gear and twin wing-mounted engines in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from Kevlar and carbon fibre. Its 11.4 m (37.4 ft) span wing employs a Jd 16 (40) 162 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a Jd 17 (40) 157 at mid-span and a Jd 15 (35) 136 at the wing tip. The wing has an area of 16.2 m2 (174 sq ft) and mounts split flaps that can be extended 50°. The standard engines fitted are a pair of 160 hp (119 kW) Lycoming O-320-D1A four-stroke powerplants.[1][3]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,221 kg (2,692 lb) and a gross weight of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb), giving a useful load of 279 kg (615 lb).[1]
Specifications (Shark)
Data from Bayerl and Fly-Fan[1][3][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: four passengers
- Length: 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 16.2 m2 (174 sq ft)
- Airfoil: wing root: Jd 16 (40) 162 airfoil, mid-span: Jd 17 (40) 157, wing tip: Jd 15 (35) 136
- Empty weight: 1,221 kg (2,692 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming O-320-D1A four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 120 kW (160 hp) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed MT-Propeller or Hartzell Propeller constant speed, 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) diameter
Performance
- Cruising speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
- Stall speed: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
- Range: 1,600 km (994 mi; 864 nmi)
- Endurance: 8 hours
- Maximum glide ratio: 16:1 at 160 km/h (99 mph)
- Rate of climb: 10.6 m/s (2,090 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 92.6 kg/m2 (19.0 lb/sq ft)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 164. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Fly-Fan (29 June 2011). "Flight Tests!!". Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- 1 2 Fly-Fan (n.d.). "Subject of negotiations: the aicraft (sic) SHARK – twinengine" (PDF). Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Fly-Fan (n.d.). "technical data". Retrieved 19 December 2012.