Flaeming Air FA 04 Peregrine

FA 04 Peregrine
Role	Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport 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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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 m² (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.^[1]^[2]

The FA 04 can be used for aero-towing gliders up to 750 kg (1,653 lb) gross weight.^[1]^[2]

FA 01 Smaragd (Emerald): Initial model for the European FAI microlight class, with a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb).^[1]^[2]
FA 02: Kit aircraft with a gross weight of 650 kg (1,433 lb).^[1]^[2]
FA 04 Peregrine: Light-sport model for the US market, with a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb).^[1]^[2]
FA 04 SL: Super-light model with an empty weight of 270 kg (595 lb), including a ballistic parachute.^[1]^[2]

Data from Bayerl and Flaeming Air^[1]^[4]

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 m² (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)

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