Flying Machines FM250 Vampire
| Flying Machines FM250 Vampire | |
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| FM250 Vampire | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
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| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Flying Machines s.r.o. |
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Status | In production |
The Flying Machines FM250 Vampire is a
ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Flying Machines s.r.o. of Rasošky, introduced at the Sport Aircraft Show held in Sebring, Florida in 2007. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy that hinges forward, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from
four-stroke powerplant. Full dual controls are provided, with the exception of wheel brakes, which are left seat only.[1][2]
Variants
- FM250 Vampire
- Original model, introduced in 2007[1][2]
- FM250 Vampire II
- Improved model, introduced in 2011.[1][2]
- FM250 Mystique
- Model for the US light-sport aircraft category, with longer wings. The Mystique is a Federal Aviation Administration approved special light-sport aircraft.[2][3]
Specifications (FM250 Vampire II)
Data from Bayerl and Flying Machines[1][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 10.05 m2 (108.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 266 kg (586 lb)
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn) flaps down
- Never exceed speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 47.01 kg/m2 (9.63 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (26 September 2016). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Flying Machines (2008). "Vampire II". Retrieved 4 July 2012.
External links
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