The Flight Design MC (Metal Concept) is a German light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Flight Design, introduced at AirVenture in 2008. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3]
The MC design was based on the general shape of the CT series, but rendered in metal and with a strut-braced wing, in place of the CT series' composite construction and cantilever wing. The design goal was to provide a more robust design, primarily for flight school use. The resulting MC has a lower cruise speed as well as less payload and range than the comparable Flight Design CTLW.[1][2][3]
The MC's structure is totally different from the CT series. Aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing forming a safety cage around the cockpit, with crumple zones built in. The wings and tail are predominantly aluminum sheet. Its 9.5 m (31.2 ft) has an area of 11.3 m2 (122 sq ft) and flaps. The landing gear legs are composite and are adapted from the CTLS. To simplify fuel management the wing fuel tanks all feed via a single lever fuel supply system. A ballistic parachute is standard equipment. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS and Rotax 912iSfour-stroke powerplants.[1][2]
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January 07, 2023
flight, design, metal, concept, german, light, sport, aircraft, designed, produced, flight, design, introduced, airventure, 2008, aircraft, supplied, complete, ready, aircraft, mcrole, light, sport, aircraftnational, origin, germanymanufacturer, flight, design. The Flight Design MC Metal Concept is a German light sport aircraft designed and produced by Flight Design introduced at AirVenture in 2008 The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready to fly aircraft 1 2 3 MCRole Light sport aircraftNational origin GermanyManufacturer Flight DesignIntroduction 2008Status In productionDeveloped from Flight Design CTSW Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Specifications MC 4 References 5 External linksDesign and development EditThe MC design was based on the general shape of the CT series but rendered in metal and with a strut braced wing in place of the CT series composite construction and cantilever wing The design goal was to provide a more robust design primarily for flight school use The resulting MC has a lower cruise speed as well as less payload and range than the comparable Flight Design CTLW 1 2 3 The MC was designed to comply with US light sport aircraft 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 4 The MC s structure is totally different from the CT series Aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing forming a safety cage around the cockpit with crumple zones built in The wings and tail are predominantly aluminum sheet Its 9 5 m 31 2 ft has an area of 11 3 m2 122 sq ft and flaps The landing gear legs are composite and are adapted from the CTLS To simplify fuel management the wing fuel tanks all feed via a single lever fuel supply system A ballistic parachute is standard equipment Standard engines available are the 80 hp 60 kW Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp 75 kW Rotax 912ULS and Rotax 912iS four stroke powerplants 1 2 Variants EditMCi Version with the Rotax 912iS 100 hp 75 kW engine 2 Specifications MC EditData from Bayerl 1 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger Wingspan 9 5 m 31 ft 2 in Wing area 11 3 m2 122 sq ft Empty weight 360 kg 794 lb Gross weight 600 kg 1 323 lb Fuel capacity 100 litres 22 imp gal 26 US gal Powerplant 1 Rotax 912UL four cylinder liquid and air cooled four stroke aircraft engine 60 kW 80 hp Performance Maximum speed 220 km h 140 mph 120 kn Cruise speed 210 km h 130 mph 110 kn Stall speed 65 km h 40 mph 35 kn Rate of climb 5 m s 980 ft min References Edit a b c d e Bayerl Robby Martin Berkemeier et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011 12 page 51 WDLA UK Lancaster UK 2011 ISSN 1368 485X a b c d e Tacke Willi Marino Boric et al World Directory of Light Aviation 2015 16 page 54 Flying Pages Europe SARL 2015 ISSN 1368 485X a b Grady Mary 28 July 2008 Flight Design Introduces Metal Version Of CT LSA AVweb Retrieved 18 June 2012 Experimental Aircraft Association 2012 EAA s Listing of Special Light Sport Aircraft Archived from the original on 28 February 2014 Retrieved 1 June 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flight Design MC Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flight Design MC amp oldid 1126027609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
