TechProAviation Merlin 100
{{Short description|Czech homebuilt aircraft}}
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The TechProAviation Merlin HV 100 is a Czech amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by TechProAviation of Olomouc. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 123. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 82. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Merlin 100 features a cantilever high-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit accessed via a single door on the fuselage righthand side, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from matched-hole drilled sheet aluminum. Its {{convert|7.8|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|7.05|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and mounts flaps. The standard engine used is the {{convert|35|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Verner JCV 360 twin cylinder four-stroke powerplant. Alternative engines include the {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} HKS 700E four-stroke, {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth F-23 and {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplants. The aircraft will be marketed as a kit only.{{cite web|url = http://techproaviation.cz/katalog-detail/letadla/merlin-100-ul?lang=en|title = Merlin 100 UL|access-date = 24 October 2012|last = TechProAviation|year = 2011|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130210075934/http://techproaviation.cz/katalog-detail/letadla/merlin-100-ul?lang=en|archive-date = 10 February 2013}}
By mid-2011 only the prototype had flown, logging 100 hours of testing, These tests led to modifications; by November 2012 the prototype had gained a fin fillet and the mainwheel legs were slightly forward raked.{{cite book |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft : development & production : 2016-17|last=Gunston |first=Bill |year=2016|publisher=IHS Global|isbn= 978-0-7106-3177-0 |pages=208–9}}
Operational history
Variants
These are in production in late 2015:
;Merlin 100 UL
:Version for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight class, specification below. A tailwheel version was flown in April 2012 and is available.
;Merlin 100 ML
:Lightened version for the German {{convert|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} class{{cite web|url = http://techproaviation.cz/katalog-detail/letadla/merlin-100-ml?lang=en|title = Merlin 100 ML|last = TechProAviation|date = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130210074744/http://techproaviation.cz/katalog-detail/letadla/merlin-100-ml?lang=en|archive-date = 10 February 2013}} It has reduced dimensions, with a span of {{convert|6.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and length of {{convert|5.12|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a tailwhell undercarriage and is powered by a Polini motorcycle engine. It first flew in late March 2014.
;Merlin Mikro
:Version with conventional landing gear for the European 120 kg class. Equipped with a Thor 200 powerplant.
;Rotax
:As 100UL but with a Rotax 582 engine which gives it a speed of {{convert|240|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}. An amphibious floatplane version is planned.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
Specifications (Merlin 100 UL)
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References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130210045000/http://techproaviation.cz/?lang=en Official website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3kL-11APaA Official video]