Engineering:Medway SLA100 Executive
| SLA100 Executive | |
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| Medway SLA100 Executive | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Medway Microlights |
| Status | In production (2012) |
The Medway SLA100 Executive, also called the Medway SLA 100 Executive, is a British ultralight aircraft designed and produced by Medway Microlights, of Rochester, Kent. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
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.[1][2]
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.[1][2]
The SA100 has been certified to the UK BCAR Section "S" standard.[1]
Variants
- SLA100 Executive
- Standard model with a 9.7 m (31.8 ft) wing span[1][2]
- SLA100 Clipper
- Clipped wing model, introduced in 2010 and still under development in 2015.[1][2]
Specifications (SLA100 Executive)
Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]
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)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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