Pro.Mecc Sparviero

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The Pro.Mecc Sparviero (English: Sparrowhawk) is an Italian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Pro.Mecc of Corigliano d'Otranto. The Sparviero is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Sparviero was designed to conform to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The Sparviero is made predominantly from carbon fibre, with the wing skins fabricated from fibreglass. Its 9.23 m (30.3 ft) span wing has an area of 12 m2 (130 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine fitted is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, with the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL optional. In 2011 a fast-build kit was introduced that provides a completed and painted fuselage and wings, requiring the builder only to carry out the engine and electrical installations.[1]

The Sparviero was later developed into the Pro.Mecc Freccia Anemo, with additional streamlining and a new elliptical planform wing.[1]

Variants

Sparviero
Initial model[1]
Sparviero 100
Improved model introduced in December 2009 with a lighter empty weight, higher cruise speed, lower-mounted seats and lower canopy.[1]

Specifications (Sparviero 100)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.23 m (30 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
  • Cruising speed: 225 km/h (140 mph; 121 kn)
  • Stall speed: 54 km/h (34 mph; 29 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 39.4 kg/m2 (8.1 lb/sq ft)

References

  1. ↑ 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 71. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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