The
Flylab Tucano () is an Italian ultralight aircraft, produced by
Flylab, of
Ischitella. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The aircraft was produced in the 1990s by
Ferrari ULM of
Castelbaldo.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 55. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ][Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 158. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Design and development
The Tucano is a derivative of the Chotia Weedhopper and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules with the design goal of being a low-cost aircraft. It features a
strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed or open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or floats and a single engine in pusher configuration or on some models twin engines in centreline thrust arrangement.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing has an area of and is supported by V-struts and jury struts. There is a cabane strut that passes through the windshield and cockpit area. The aircraft is built around a central bent aluminum keel tube that runs from the cockpit to the tail. Controls are standard three-axis type. Standard engines available are the Rotax 503 and Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplants. The fuel tank is of plastic construction, mounted under the pusher engine. The Tucano V has a glide ratio of 11:1.
Variants
- Tucano
- Base model with Rotax 582 powerplant.
- Tucano V
- Improved model, with aerodynamic clean-ups and enclosed cockpit
- Tucano HV
- A Tucano V mounted on floats ( hydro).
- Tucano Delta3
- Open cockpit model powered by a Rotax 503
- Tucano HD3
- Float-equipped model based on the Tucano Delta3, powered by a Rotax 503
- Tucano HD3A
- Amphibious float-equipped model based on the Tucano HD3, powered by a Rotax 503
- Tucano Delta3 TW
- Twin-engined ( TW) version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, based on the Tucano Delta3
- Tucano Delta3 VTW
- Twin-engined version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, with the Tucano V aerodynamic and cockpit refinements
- Tucano X2
- Twin-engined version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, produced in the 1990s by Ferrari ULM.
Specifications (Tucano V)
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