| A-16 Sport Falcon | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Aviadesign |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2007 |
| First flight | 2006 |
TheAviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon is an Americanlight-sport aircraft that was designed byAviadesign, acertified aircraft modification company based inCamarillo, California. The A-16 was announced atSun 'n Fun April 2006 and introduced at the LSA Expo held inSebring, Florida in 2007. The aircraft was to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3][4][5]
Jane's Information Group reports that two prototypes were completed by 2006, but it is not clear if any other examples ever flew before the company went out of business.[3]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features astrut-bracedhigh-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under abubble canopy, fixedtricycle landing gear and a single engine inpusher configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made with a welded steel tubing airframe. Its 29 ft (8.8 m) span wing employs a single strut per side. The standard engine for production examples was intended to be the 100 hp (75 kW)Rotax 912ULSfour-stroke powerplant. Entry to the cockpit is via anairstair door.[1][2]
The design is listed on theFederal Aviation Administration's list of accepted SLSAs, but as no longer in production.[6]
In March 2010 reviewer Dan Johnson reported on a test flight in the prototype:
the interior is spacious and comfortable, more so than many other LSAs; handling is predictable with no bad traits I could uncover; the airplane is well equipped and expects to have a price somewhere in the $110,000 range, though this decision is still being reviewed; visibility is enormous, with the pilot sitting about 4 feet in front of the wing; even the aft seat has good room, very good visibility, and full controls — it turns out my smoothest landings were from the rear.[5]
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