Medway SLA100 Executive
{{Short description|British ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
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The Medway SLA100 Executive, also called the Medway SLA 100 Executive, is a British ultralight aircraft designed and produced by Medway Microlights, of Rochester, Kent. 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 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section "S" and 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 SLA100 is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|13.8|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and is supported by V-struts with jury struts. Standard engines available are the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL and the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.
The SA100 has been certified to the UK BCAR Section "S" standard.
Variants
Specifications (SLA100 Executive)
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Medway SLA100 Executive}}
- {{Official website|http://ravenmad.co.uk/slaexecutive.htm}}
{{Medway Microlights aircraft}}
Category:2000s British ultralight aircraft