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Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Friendship Legend

Length
  
7 m

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Friendship 3 airplane with retracted wheels


The Friendship 3 is an ultralight aircraft with tandem seats, engineered in France and Switzerland, and assembled in Czech Republic by Ivanov Aircraft for the manufacturer, R,S & Associes SAS Erik Sanstroem. Inspired by 1950s and 1960s light aircraft and motorgliders, the Friendship 3 is a two-place tandem-seat ultralight aircraft with dual controls, so that the rear seated passenger can also fly.

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The Friendship 3 was designed for soaring and cross-country flying, with a glide ratio of 24:1. The Friendship F3A has a composite fuselage; and wood and fabric for the wings with the main spars in carbon fiber. The aircraft was registered in France in late 2012.

Variants

Friendship 3
F3A: Available with 80 hp Rotax 912 engine. F3B: Available with 100 hp Rotax 912 engine.

Specifications (Friendship F3A)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 7 m (23 ft)
  • Wingspan: 11.47 m (37 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 16 in)
  • Wing area: 11.89 m² (128 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 292 kg (644 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 472.5 kg (881 lb)

    • Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 240 km/h (130 knots)
  • Cruise speed: 190 km/h (102 knots) (max cruise)
  • Stall speed: 57 km/h (36 knots) (flaps down)
  • Rate of climb: 5 m/s (1000 ft/min)

    • References

    Friendship 3 Wikipedia
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