Fly Synthesis Syncro

{{Short description|Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft}}

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The Fly Synthesis Syncro is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Fly Synthesis, introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 54. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from composites, predominantly carbon fibre. Its {{convert|10.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|10.54|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and flaps. The standard engine available is the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "one of the most attractive aircraft unveiled at the 2009 Friedrichshafen show".

Variants

;Syncro ULM

:Model for the European FAI microlight category with {{convert|472.5|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} gross weight.

;Syncro LSA

:Model for the US LSA category with {{convert|600|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} gross weight.

Specifications (Syncro ULM)

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References

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