The Falconar Minihawk is a Canadian

amateur-built aircraft 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 ...

, originally produced by

Falconar Avia Falconar Avia was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer based in Edmonton, Alberta. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of kits and plans for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 1 ...

. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or plans for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 162-164. BAI Communications. Since the winding up of business by Falconar Avia in 2019, the plans are now sold by

Manna Aviation Manna Aviation is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Toronto, New South Wales, founded by Phil Hale. The company specializes in provision of parts and plans for amateur construction. The company focuses on plans for wooden aircraft, ...

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-

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enclosed cockpit under a sliding canopy, fixed

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or, optionally,

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, and a single engine in tractor configuration. The Minihawk is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The cockpit is wide. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is and standard engines used include the

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powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 1500 hours.

Operational history

Even though a prototype was constructed, by November 2012 no examples were registered in its home country with

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Specifications (Minihawk)

References

External links

Official website
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Design and development

Operational history

Specifications (Minihawk)

See also

References

External links