Direct Fly ArGO
Czech ultralight aircraft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Direct Fly ArGO is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Direct Fly sro of Hluk, introduced at the Blois fly-in show in France, in 2011. When it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]
| ArGO | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Direct Fly sro |
| Introduction | 2011 |
| Status | Production completed (2017) |
Design and development
The ArGO was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules, with different versions at different gross weights for each category. It features a strut-braced high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing covered in aluminum sheet. The flying surfaces are made from aluminum sheet. Its 9.00 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 9.90 m2 (106.6 sq ft) and mounts Fowler flaps. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.[1][2]
As of February 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[3]
Variants
Specifications (ArGO ULL)
Data from Tacke and manufacturer[1][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 9.90 m2 (106.6 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 282 kg (622 lb)
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph, 33 kn) with full flaps
- Rate of climb: 6.2 m/s (1,220 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 47.7 kg/m2 (9.8 lb/sq ft)
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