The Flyitalia MD3 Rider is an Italian ultralight and

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that was designed by Jaro Drostal in the Czech Republic and produced by Flyitalia of

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, Italy. The aircraft was supplied by Flyitalia complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 70. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company went out of business and production ended in 2011, but production was resumed by a new company, Next Aircraft of Rivanazzano in 2013, who supply it ready-to-fly.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the

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microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a

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high-wing, a two-seats-in- side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made with riveted and bonded aluminum sheet semi- monocoque construction, with a welded steel cockpit cage. The engine cowling and fairings are made from composites, with the cockpit doors fashioned from carbon-fibre. Its span wing has an area of , electrically-operated flaps, electric elevator trim and

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s. The cockpit is wide. A folding wing for storage and ground transport was a factory option. The standard engines factory supplied are the Rotax 912UL and the Rotax 912ULS

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powerplant. The MD3 has a gross weight of for the European microlight class and for the US LSA category. A float version was under consideration in 2015.

Specifications (MD3 Rider)

References

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