Fly Synthesis Catalina

{{Short description|Italian ultralight aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Catalina | logo = | logo_size = | image = Fly Synthesis Catalina at AERO Friedrichshafen 2018, Friedrichshafen (1X7A4291).jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight aviation|Ultralight]] and [[Light-sport aircraft|light-sport]] amphibious [[flying boat]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Italy]] | manufacturer = [[Fly Synthesis]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = In production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 2010 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Fly Synthesis Catalina NG''' is an Italian [[ultralight aircraft|ultralight]] and [[light-sport aircraft|light-sport]] amphibious [[flying boat]], designed and produced by [[Fly Synthesis]], introduced at the Aero show held in [[Friedrichshafen]] in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 54. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>

==Design and development== The manufacturer says the design borrowed from the development of the earlier [[Fly Synthesis Storch]], stating, "The Catalina NG project evolved from the Storch amphibious aircraft experience".<ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://www.flysynthesis.com/en/aerei/page88/catalina.html|title = Catalina NG - Technical data|accessdate = 20 June 2012|last = Fly Synthesis|year = 2011|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120113153008/http://www.flysynthesis.com/en/aerei/page88/catalina.html |archivedate = 13 January 2012}}</ref>

The Catalina was designed to comply with the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a [[strut-braced]] [[high-wing]], a two-seats-in-[[side-by-side configuration]] open cockpit, electrically retractable [[tricycle landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/>

The aircraft is made from composite material, predominantly [[carbon fibre]] and [[fibreglass]]. Its {{convert|9.47|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|12.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and electrically-operated [[flaperons]]. The standard engine available is the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] [[two-stroke]] powerplant. Folding wings and a [[ballistic parachute]] are optional equipment.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="Specs"/>

==Specifications (Catalina NG) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Manufacturer and Bayerl<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="Specs" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m=6.28 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=9.47 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m=2.49 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=12.6 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=292 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=495 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|50|L}} in two {{convert|25|L}} tanks |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 582]] |eng1 type=twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [[two stroke]] [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw=48 |eng1 hp=

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=125 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=60 |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh=150 |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=+4/-2 |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=4.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2=39.3 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.flysynthesis.com/aerei/catalina/catalina.html}}

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