Wallaby
Role Microlight cabin monoplane
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Fly Synthesis

The Fly Synthesis Wallaby is an Italian two-seat, microlight monoplane manufactured by Fly Synthesis.[1][2][3]

Design and development

The Wallaby is a high-wing monoplane with a high tail boom and with a 37 kW (50 hp) Rotax 503 piston engine fitted in front of the wing. Below the wing is an enclosed cabin with two seats and a fixed tricycle landing gear.[1] The aircraft is available built or as a kit.[1] A Rotax 582 powered variant, the Wallaby R582 is also available.[2][4]

The design uses the wing from the Storch CL mated to a new high tailboom fuselage design, with the design goal of producing an economical aircraft.[3]

The aircraft is sold as the Lafayette Wallaby in the United States.[3]

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "very pleasant to fly".[3]

Variants

Wallaby R503
Rotax 503 powered[1]
Wallaby R582
Rotax 582 powered[2][3]

Specifications (Wallaby R503)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 208 kg (459 lb)
  • Gross weight: 425 kg (937 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 piston engine , 37 kW (50 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (492 ft/min)

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005, p. 156
  2. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 55. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. ↑ flysynthesis.com

Bibliography

  • "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". World Directory of Light Aviation. Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005. ISSN 1368-485X.


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