Tecnam Snap

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Snap
Role Ultralight aircraft and light-sport aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Tecnam
DesignerFabio Russo
Introduction2013
StatusIn production (2015)
Number builtat least one
Developed from Dallair Aeronautica FR-100 Snap!

The Tecnam Snap is an Italian aerobatic ultralight aircraft, designed by Fabio Russo and produced by Tecnam of Casoria, Metropolitan City of Naples, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2013. The aircraft was intended to be supplied complete and ready-to-fly. [1] [2]

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The design is derived from the Dallair Aeronautica FR-100 Snap!, which was originally built by Dallair, a Tecnam subcontractor, but Tecnam took over production in 2013. [2]

Design and development

The Snap was designed as a low-cost aerobatic aircraft wit a high power to weight ratio, to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1]

The aircraft is made with a welded 4130 steel tubing fuselage, with aluminum sheet for the wings, elevators and fin structures. The rudder, ailerons, engine cowling and fuselage covering are made from composite materials, while the lower fuselage tailcone is covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 7.20 m (23.6 ft) span wing has an area of 8.30 m2 (89.3 sq ft). The tailplane is mounted low and the ailerons have spades fitted. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS and the Rotax 912iS four-stroke powerplants, modified by EPA Power to put out 130 hp (97 kW) instead of their usual 100 hp (75 kW). It can be fitted with an inverted oil system allowing sustained inverted flight. [1]

The design is not advertised for sale by Tecnam, but instead has been sold through its US distributor, SportairUSA. [2] [3] As of March 2017 SportairUSA is not advertising the design for sale. [4]

As of March 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft. [5]

Operational history

By March 2017 no examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [6]

Specifications (Snap)

Data from Tacke [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 83. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 Pew, Glenn (3 April 2013). "Aerobatic "Snap" LSA, Now From Tecnam". AVweb. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Tecnam (2015). "Aircraft". www.tecnam.com/. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ↑ SportairUSA (2010). "New Aircraft". sportair.aero. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (26 September 2016). "SLSA Make/Model Directory" . Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (22 March 2017). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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