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Flying Legend Hawker Hurricane Replica

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Wingspan
  
8.2 m

Manufacturer
  
Flying Legend

Length
  
6.75 m

The Flying Legend Hawker Hurricane Replica is an Italian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Flying Legend of Caltagirone and introduced in 2011. The aircraft, an approximately 2/3 scale replica of the British Hawker Hurricane Second World War fighter, is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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Flying Legend is a collaborative project between MGA and Barum.

Design and development

The Hurricane Replica features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit, retractable conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from welded 4130 steel tubing, sheet 2024-T3 aluminum and wood. Its 8.20 m (26.9 ft) span wing has an area of 11.0 m2 (118 sq ft) and flaps. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, with the 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 optional.

Specifications (Hawker Hurricane Replica)

Data from Bayerl and Flying Legend

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 11.0 m2 (118 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 364 kg (802 lb)
  • Gross weight: 595 kg (1,312 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 82 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)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Bipala GT electric, 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) diameter

    • Performance

  • Cruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)
  • Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 288 km/h (179 mph; 156 kn)
  • Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
  • g limits: +4.4/-2.2
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 54.09 kg/m2 (11.08 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Flying Legend Hawker Hurricane Replica Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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