Falcomposite Furio

The Falcomposite Furio is a two-seat kitplane of carbon fibre construction. It is a two-seat, low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear. The Furio may be powered by a range of four cylinder horizontally opposed piston aircraft engines.[1]

Furio
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin New Zealand
Manufacturer Falcomposite
Designer Falcomposite
First flight 6 February 2008

The aircraft kit, designed in New Zealand by brothers Lapo and Giovanni Nustrini, uses advanced composite material technology to reduce the complexity of the structure and therefore reduce the time required to complete construction.[2]

The prototype, registered ZK-LLG, took off on its first flight on 6 February 2008. As of December 2018, four aircraft are identified on the New Zealand register and one in the United States.

Registered Aircraft
New Zealand
  • ZK-LLG (s/n 001)
  • ZK-NJS (s/n 002)
  • ZK-WBW (s/n 003)
  • ZK-PPK (s/n 007)
United States
  • N861SA (s/n 005)

Specifications (Furio LN27 RG)

Data from Manufacturer's Website [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2: student, instructor
  • Length: 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m)
  • Wingspan: 26 ft 4 in (8.02 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.4 m)
  • Wing area: 110 sq ft (10.2 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,366 lb (620 kg)
  • Useful load: 1014 lb (460 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,381 lb (1080 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× XP-IO-360 piston engine, 180 hp (135 kW)

Performance

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References
  1. Sport Aviation: 21. March 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Louisson, Simon (12 February 2008). "Immigrant Italian innovators launch aircraft prototype". Infonews. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. "Falcomposite Furio specifications".
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