The Falcomposite Furio is a two-seat
kitplane
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...
of
carbon fibre
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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.
The aircraft kit, designed in
New Zealand
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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.
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The prototype, registered ZK-LLG, took off on its first flight on 6 February 2008. As of October 2022, five 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)
*ZK-FUO (s/n 014)
;United States
*N861SA (s/n 005)
Specifications (Furio LN27 RG)
References
External links
{{commonscat, Falcomposite Furio
Falcomposite Website
Homebuilt aircraft