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Colyaer Freedom S100

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Top speed
  
230 km/h

Manufacturer
  
Colyaer

Wingspan
  
12 m

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The Colyaer Freedom S100 is a Spanish amphibious ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Colyaer of Portonovo.

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Design and development

The Freedom was subject to a lengthy eleven-year development process between 1995 and 2006. It was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, retractable tricycle landing gear, wing-tip pontoons and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The Freedom is made entirely from carbon fibre, Kevlar and fibreglass composites. Its 12.4 m (40.7 ft) span wing has an area of 12.0 m2 (129 sq ft) and flaps that can be deployed for landing and reflexed for cruise flight. The long wingspan gives the Freedom a glide ratio of 20:1 and allows power-off soaring flights. The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.

In 2015 the aircraft was marketed by Galicia Avionica SL.

Specifications (Freedom S100)

Data from Bayerl

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 12.0 m2 (129 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
  • Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 83 litres (18 imp gal; 22 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 (143 mph; 124 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 190 km/h (118 mph; 103 kn)
  • Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph; 38 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 54.2 kg/m2 (11.1 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Colyaer Freedom S100 Wikipedia
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