Fly Synthesis Storch

the NEW STORCH

Storch
Role	Ultralight aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Gryphen Aircraft
Introduction	1990
Status	In production
Number built	150 (1998)

The Fly Synthesis Storch (English: Stork) is an Italian ultralight aircraft, designed and today produced by Gryphen Aircraft Industries (ex- 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. ^{[1] [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 8.70 m (28.5 ft) span wing with an area of 11.8 m² (127 sq ft) and flaperons. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. All controls are operated by teleflex cables, except the ailerons, which are operated by push-pull tubes. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2024 a new version of the Storch was released, with a full composite fuselage, enhancing the aircraft performance significantly.

Variants

Storch CL

Model with a longer 10.15 m (33.3 ft) span wing with an area of 13.6 m² (146 sq ft) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992.1 lb), sold as the Lafayette Stork Classic in the USA. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Storch HS

Model with a shorter 8.70 m (28.5 ft) span wing with an area of 11.8 m² (127 sq ft) and Junkers-style flaperons. Gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,041.7 lb) It is sold as the Lafayette Stork Super Sport in the USA. ^{[1] [2]}

Storch S

Model with separate flaps and ailerons, in place of flaperons and a gross weight of 500 kg (1,102.3 lb). ^{[1] [2]}

Specifications (New STORCH)

Fly Synthesis Storch S

Data from Bayerl and Fly Synthesis ^{[1] [4]}

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 11.7 m² (126 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
• Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) in two 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) tanks
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
• Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
• g limits: +4/-2
• Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (980 ft/min)

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 54. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
3. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 164. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
4. Fly Synthesis (2011). "Aircraft Description" . Retrieved 21 June 2012.

External links

• Official website