Eurofly Flash Light
{{Short description|Italian ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2021}}
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The Eurofly Flash Light (sometimes styled by the manufacturer as FLASHlight) is an Italian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Eurofly Srl, of Galliera Veneta. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 47. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 48. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 151. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with 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 aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wing made from aluminum tubing, all covered in heat-shrunk Dacron aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|8.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|13.5|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and is supported by V-struts with jury struts. The standard engine available is the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke, which gives a cruising speed of {{convert|130|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, with the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant optional, which gives a cruising speed of {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.
Specifications (Flash Light)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.euroflyulm.com/}}
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