| Texan | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft |
National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Gryphen Aircraft |
| Status | In production |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1999-present |
Introduction date | 1999 |
The Texan is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and now produced by Gryphen Aircraft Industries Srl (ex- Fly Synthesis) and which has been in production since 1999. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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 8.60 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an area of 11.80 m2 (127.0 sq ft) and flaps. Standard engines available are the 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912UL, the 75 kW (100 hp) Rotax 912ULS and the 63 kW (85 hp) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants.
In 2022 a new version of the TEXAN was introduced, with retractable gear and Rotax 915 engine, producing 105 kW (141 hp)
On 23 November 2013, six Texans broke the Guinness world record for the lowest flying formation by flying at 422 m (1,385 ft) below sea level at the Dead Sea in Israel.
Data from Bayerl
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