Flaeming Air FA 04 Peregrine

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]

FA 04 Peregrine

Role	Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Flaeming Air
Status	In production

Design and development edit

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). . Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
^ Flaeming Air (n.d.). "FA 04 Peregrine LSA". Retrieved 18 June 2012.