Fly Synthesis Texan
The Fly Synthesis Texan is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Fly Synthesis and which has been in production since 1999. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. Design and development The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from carbon fibre. Its span wing has an area of and flaps. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL, the Rotax 912ULS and the Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. Operational history On 23 November 2013, six Fly Synthesis Texans broke the Guinness world record for the lowest flying formation by flying at below sea level at the Dead Sea in Israel. Variants Texan 600 Version with a gross weight of and with fixed landing gear, for the United States light-sport aircraft class. Known as the Lafayette Texan in the US. Texan Top Class Version with a gross weight of and with fixed landing gear, for the European microlight aircraft class. Texan Club Version of the Texan