Flylab Tucano
{{Short description|Italian ultralight aircraft}}
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The Flylab Tucano ({{langx|en|Toucan}}) 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 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 55. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 158. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
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 {{convert|10.17|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|17|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 and {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 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
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;Tucano
:Base model with Rotax 582 powerplant.{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanoe.htm |title=Tucano By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;Tucano V
:Improved model, with aerodynamic clean-ups and enclosed cockpit{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanove.htm |title=Tucano V By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;Tucano HV
:A Tucano V mounted on floats (hydro).{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanohe.htm |title=Tucano HV By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;Tucano Delta3
:Open cockpit model powered by a Rotax 503{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanod3e.htm |title=Tucano Delta3 By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;Tucano HD3
:Float-equipped model based on the Tucano Delta3, powered by a Rotax 503{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanohd3e.htm |title=Tucano HD3 By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;Tucano HD3A
:Amphibious float-equipped model based on the Tucano HD3, powered by a Rotax 503{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucanohd3ae.htm |title=Tucano HD3A By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;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{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucano2e.htm |title=Tucano Delta3 TW By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;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{{cite web|url=http://www.flylab.it/tucano2ve.htm |title=Tucano Delta3 VTW By Flylab |publisher=Flylab.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
;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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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://www.flylab.it/}}
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