# Flylab Tucano

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Italian ultralight aircraft

Flylab Tucano Flylab Tucano V General information Type Ultralight aircraft National origin Italy Manufacturer Ferrari ULM Flylab Status In production History Developed from Chotia Weedhopper

The **Flylab Tucano** (English: [Toucan](/source/Toucan)) is an Italian [ultralight aircraft](/source/Ultralight_aircraft), produced by Flylab, of [Ischitella](/source/Ischitella). The aircraft is supplied as a kit for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft) or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The aircraft was produced in the 1990s by [Ferrari ULM](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferrari_ULM&action=edit&redlink=1) of [Castelbaldo](/source/Castelbaldo).[1][2][3]

## Design and development

The Tucano is a derivative of the [Chotia Weedhopper](/source/Chotia_Weedhopper) and was designed to comply with the [Fédération Aéronautique Internationale](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale) microlight rules with the design goal of being a low-cost aircraft. It features a [strut-braced](/source/Strut-braced) [parasol wing](/source/Parasol_wing), a two-seats-in-[side-by-side configuration](/source/Side-by-side_configuration) enclosed or open cockpit, fixed [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) or floats and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration) or on some models twin engines in centreline thrust arrangement.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its 10.17 m (33.4 ft) span wing has an area of 17 m2 (180 sq ft) and is supported by V-struts and [jury struts](/source/Jury_struts). There is a [cabane strut](/source/Cabane_strut) that passes through the windshield and cockpit area. The aircraft is built around a central bent aluminum keel tube that runs from the cockpit to the tail. Controls are standard three-axis type. Standard engines available are the 50 hp (37 kW) [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503) and 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) powerplants. The fuel tank is of plastic construction, mounted under the pusher engine. The Tucano V has a [glide ratio](/source/Glide_ratio) of 11:1.[1][2]

## Variants

Tucano V

**Tucano**
- Base model with [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) powerplant.[1][2][4]

**Tucano V**
- Improved model, with aerodynamic clean-ups and enclosed cockpit[1][2][5]

**Tucano HV**
- A Tucano V mounted on floats (*hydro*).[1][6]

**Tucano Delta3**
- Open cockpit model powered by a [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503)[1][7]

**Tucano HD3**
- Float-equipped model based on the Tucano Delta3, powered by a [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503)[1][8]

**Tucano HD3A**
- Amphibious float-equipped model based on the Tucano HD3, powered by a [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503)[9]

**Tucano Delta3 TW**
- Twin-engined (*TW*) version with [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, based on the Tucano Delta3[1][2][10]

**Tucano Delta3 VTW**
- Twin-engined version with [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, with the Tucano V aerodynamic and cockpit refinements[1][11]

**Tucano X2**
- Twin-engined version with [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, produced in the 1990s by [Ferrari ULM](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferrari_ULM&action=edit&redlink=1).[3]

## Specifications (Tucano V)

Tucano V

*Data from* Bayerl and Flylab[1][5]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Capacity:** one passenger

- **Length:** 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)

- **Wingspan:** 10.17 m (33 ft 4 in)

- **Height:** 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)

- **Wing area:** 16.99 m2 (182.9 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 225 kg (496 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 450 kg (992 lb)

- **Fuel capacity:** 76 litres (17 imp gal; 20 US gal)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two stroke](/source/Two_stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 48 kW (64 hp)

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)

- **Cruise speed:** 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 52 km/h (32 mph, 28 kn)

- **[Never exceed speed](/source/V_speeds#VNE):** 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)

- **Maximum glide ratio:** 11:1

- **Rate of climb:** 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)

- **Wing loading:** 26.49 kg/m2 (5.43 lb/sq ft)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-10) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_2-5) Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: *World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16*, page 55. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1368-485X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1368-485X)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_3-1) Purdy, Don: *AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition*, page 158. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9636409-4-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9636409-4-1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tucano By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanoe.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-flylab1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-flylab1_5-1) ["Tucano V By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanove.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tucano HV By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanohe.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tucano Delta3 By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanod3e.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Tucano HD3 By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanohd3e.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Tucano HD3A By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucanohd3ae.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Tucano Delta3 TW By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucano2e.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Tucano Delta3 VTW By Flylab"](http://www.flylab.it/tucano2ve.htm). Flylab.it. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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