Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon

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A-16 Sport Falcon
General information
Type Light-sport aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Aviadesign
StatusProduction completed
Number built2
History
Introduction date2007
First flight2006

The Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon is an American light-sport aircraft that was designed by Aviadesign, a certified aircraft modification company based in Camarillo, California. The A-16 was announced at Sun 'n Fun April 2006 and introduced at the LSA Expo held in Sebring, Florida in 2007. The aircraft was to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Jane's Information Group reports that two prototypes were completed by 2006, but it is not clear if any other examples ever flew before the company went out of business. [3]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. [1] [2]

The aircraft is made with a welded steel tubing airframe. Its 29 ft (8.8 m) span wing employs a single strut per side. The standard engine for production examples was intended to be the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. Entry to the cockpit is via an airstair door. [1] [2]

The design is listed on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of accepted SLSAs, but as no longer in production. [6]

Operational history

In March 2010 reviewer Dan Johnson reported on a test flight in the prototype:

the interior is spacious and comfortable, more so than many other LSAs; handling is predictable with no bad traits I could uncover; the airplane is well equipped and expects to have a price somewhere in the $110,000 range, though this decision is still being reviewed; visibility is enormous, with the pilot sitting about 4 feet in front of the wing; even the aft seat has good room, very good visibility, and full controls — it turns out my smoothest landings were from the rear. [5]

Specifications (A-16)

Data from Bayerl [1] [7]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 32. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  3. 1 2 Jane's Information Group (2009). "Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon (United States), Aircraft - Fixed-wing - Civil" . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ Experimental Aircraft Association (January 15, 2007). "Bigger and better: Sebring's third LSA expo a rousing success" . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Johnson, Dan (March 18, 2010). "New tandem LSA headed to market". General Aviation News. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 3, 2015). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Skytamer (2011). "Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon two-seat light sport aircraft" . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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