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Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Fly-Fan

Length
  
8.9 m

The Fly-Fan Shark is a Slovak light aircraft designed by Frantisek Sustek and under development by Fly-Fan of Trenčín. The design was introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2007 as a mock up and in 2011 as a flying aircraft. The aircraft first flew on 29 June 2011 and is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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Design and development

The Shark was designed with the goal of providing similar performance to other twin-engined light aircraft, but on 30% less power. It features a cantilever low-wing, a five-seat enclosed cabin, retractable tricycle landing gear and twin wing-mounted engines in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from Kevlar and carbon fibre. Its 11.4 m (37.4 ft) span wing employs a Jd 16 (40) 162 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a Jd 17 (40) 157 at mid-span and a Jd 15 (35) 136 at the wing tip. The wing has an area of 16.2 m2 (174 sq ft) and mounts split flaps that can be extended 50°. The standard engines fitted are a pair of 160 hp (119 kW) Lycoming O-320-D1A four-stroke powerplants.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,221 kg (2,692 lb) and a gross weight of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb), giving a useful load of 279 kg (615 lb).

Specifications (Shark)

Data from Bayerl and Fly-Fan

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: four passengers
  • Length: 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 16.2 m2 (174 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: wing root: Jd 16 (40) 162 airfoil, mid-span: Jd 17 (40) 157, wing tip: Jd 15 (35) 136
  • Empty weight: 1,221 kg (2,692 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming O-320-D1A four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 120 kW (160 hp) each
  • Propellers: 3-bladed MT-Propeller or Hartzell Propeller constant speed, 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) diameter

    • Performance

  • Cruise speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
  • Stall speed: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
  • Range: 1,600 km (994 mi; 864 nmi)
  • Endurance: 8 hours
  • Maximum glide ratio: 16:1 at 160 km/h (99 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 10.6 m/s (2,090 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 92.6 kg/m2 (19.0 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Fly-Fan Shark Wikipedia
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