Medway SLA100 Executive

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section "S" and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The SLA100 is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.7 m (31.8 ft) span wing has an area of 13.8 m² (149 sq ft) and is supported by V-struts with jury struts. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.

The SA100 has been certified to the UK BCAR Section "S" standard.

Variants

SLA100 Executive

Standard model with a 9.7 m (31.8 ft) wing span

SLA100 Clipper

Clipped wing model, introduced in 2010 and still under development in 2015.

Specifications (SLA100 Executive)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke

General characteristics

Crew: one

Capacity: one passenger

Wingspan: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)

Wing area: 13.8 m² (149 sq ft)

Empty weight: 262 kg (578 lb)

Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)

Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)

Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Propellers: 2-bladed composite

Performance

Maximum speed: 153 km/h (95 mph; 83 kn)

Cruise speed: 129 km/h (80 mph; 70 kn)

Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph; 32 kn)

Rate of climb: 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min)

Wing loading: 32.6 kg/m² (6.7 lb/sq ft)