The Golden Hawk traces its lineage to the American Aerolights Falcon of 1983. After Falcon production ended, three companies produced versions of the design. Team Falcon restarted production in 1998 with their Falcon 2000, Falcon East produced one with their Peregrine Falcon and Falconar Avia produced one and termed their version of the design the Golden Hawk.[1][2]
The design has a composite fuselage and strut-braced wings made from aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric. The tip rudders and canard are also fabric-covered. The main landing gear is equipped with hydraulic disk brakes. The aircraft can be disassembled in ten minutes for ground transportation on a trailer or for storage.[1][2][3]
The canard surface controls pitch, while roll is via conventional ailerons. Yaw is controlled with wing-tip rudders. The aircraft is advertised as spin-proof.[1][2]
The Golden Hawk has been well received. Reviewer Andre Cliche described it as "a fantastic-looking aircraft that has no equal to stimulate the public's interest. Because of its futuristic looks Hollywood has used it several times in movies."[1]
Variants
American Aerolights Falcon XP, showing engine and wingletsAmerican Aerolights Falcon XP in the United Kingdom.
American Aerolights Falcon
Initial production version, introduced in 1983. Production ended by about 1984.[1]
Team Falcon Falcon 2000
Improved production version introduced in 1998. Features longer landing gear to accommodate a large diameter propeller.[1]
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falconar, golden, hawk, 1952, film, golden, hawk, canadian, tandem, seat, pusher, configuration, tricycle, gear, canard, equipped, ultralight, aircraft, that, offered, form, falconar, avia, edmonton, alberta, american, aerolights, falcon, xprole, ultralight, a. For the 1952 film see The Golden Hawk The Falconar Golden Hawk is a Canadian tandem seat pusher configuration tricycle gear canard equipped ultralight aircraft that is offered in kit form by Falconar Avia of Edmonton Alberta 1 2 3 4 5 6 Falconar Golden HawkAmerican Aerolights Falcon XPRole Ultralight aircraftNational origin CanadaManufacturer Falconar AviaIntroduction 1983Status Kits availableNumber built 4 Golden Hawk 2001 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Specifications Golden Hawk 4 References 5 External linksDesign and development EditThe Golden Hawk traces its lineage to the American Aerolights Falcon of 1983 After Falcon production ended three companies produced versions of the design Team Falcon restarted production in 1998 with their Falcon 2000 Falcon East produced one with their Peregrine Falcon and Falconar Avia produced one and termed their version of the design the Golden Hawk 1 2 The design has a composite fuselage and strut braced wings made from aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric The tip rudders and canard are also fabric covered The main landing gear is equipped with hydraulic disk brakes The aircraft can be disassembled in ten minutes for ground transportation on a trailer or for storage 1 2 3 The canard surface controls pitch while roll is via conventional ailerons Yaw is controlled with wing tip rudders The aircraft is advertised as spin proof 1 2 The Golden Hawk has been well received Reviewer Andre Cliche described it as a fantastic looking aircraft that has no equal to stimulate the public s interest Because of its futuristic looks Hollywood has used it several times in movies 1 Variants Edit American Aerolights Falcon XP showing engine and winglets American Aerolights Falcon XP in the United Kingdom American Aerolights Falcon Initial production version introduced in 1983 Production ended by about 1984 1 Team Falcon Falcon 2000 Improved production version introduced in 1998 Features longer landing gear to accommodate a large diameter propeller 1 Falcon East Peregrine Falcon FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category single seater with a Rotax 447 powerplant of 40 hp 30 kW and a glide ratio of 14 1 3 Falconar ARV 1L Golden Hawk Earlier production version powered by a Hirth 2703 powerplant of 55 hp 41 kW or other two stroke engines of 50 to 60 hp 37 to 45 kW 4 5 6 Falconar ARV 1K Golden Hawk Current production version powered by a Hirth 2703 powerplant of 55 hp 41 kW or other two stroke engines of 50 to 60 hp 37 to 45 kW 1 3 Specifications Golden Hawk EditData from Cliche and Falconar Avia 1 2 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger Length 14 ft 0 in 4 27 m Wingspan 34 ft 0 in 10 36 m Wing area 168 sq ft 15 6 m2 including canard Empty weight 500 lb 227 kg Gross weight 990 lb 449 kg Fuel capacity 9 US gallons 34 litres Powerplant 1 Hirth 2703 twin cylinder two stroke aircraft engine 55 hp 41 kW Performance Maximum speed 130 mph 210 km h 110 kn Cruise speed 100 mph 160 km h 87 kn Stall speed 40 mph 64 km h 35 kn Never exceed speed 130 mph 210 km h 110 kn Range 200 mi 320 km 170 nmi Rate of climb 800 ft min 4 1 m s References Edit a b c d e f g h i Cliche Andre Ultralight Aircraft Shopper s Guide 8th Edition page B 77 Cybair Limited Publishing 2001 ISBN 0 9680628 1 4 a b c d e Falconar Chris June 2007 Golden Hawk Retrieved 5 February 2011 a b c d Purdy Don AeroCrafter Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook pages 153 amp 155 BAI Communications ISBN 0 9636409 4 1 a b Downey Julia 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory Kitplanes Volume 15 Number 12 December 1998 page 47 Primedia Publications ISSN 0891 1851 a b Downey Julia 2001 Kit Aircraft Directory Kitplanes Volume 17 Number 12 December 2000 page 50 Kitplanes Acquisition Company ISSN 0891 1851 a b Downey Julia 2002 Kit Aircraft Directory Kitplanes Volume 18 Number 12 December 2001 page 37 Kitplanes Acquisition Company ISSN 0891 1851External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Aerolights Falcon Official website archive Photo of Golden Hawk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Falconar Golden Hawk amp oldid 1089206617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
