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Flylight Motorfloater

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engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 72 kg (159 lb) and a gross weight of 205 kg (452 lb), giving a useful load of 133 kg (293 lb). With full fuel of 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) the payload is 118 kg (260 lb).
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The Motorfloater is intended as a simple, light and inexpensive aircraft with an emphasis on ease of handling and enjoyment, rather than speed. It was derived from the more complex
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and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Powerplants available are the single cylinder, air-cooled,
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A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the standard Aeros Fox 16T,
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sailcloth. Its standard 9.60 m (31.5 ft) span
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20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal)
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The Motorfloater was introduced at the Flying Show in
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Index


Ultralight trike
United Kingdom
Flight Airsports
ultralight trike
Flylight Airsports
Northamptonshire
Birmingham
Flylight Dragonfly
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
microlight
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
cable-braced
hang glider
high-wing
cockpit fairing
tricycle landing gear
wheel pants
pusher configuration
aluminum
Dacron
Aeros Fox 16T
kingpost
four-stroke
Bailey V4 200
two-stroke
Simonini Mini 2
Aeros Discus
Aeros Combat
Simonini Mini 2

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