The Medway SLA100 Executive, also called the Medway SLA 100 Executive, is a British

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designed and produced by

Medway Microlights Medway Microlights is a British aircraft manufacturer, specializing in the manufacture of ultralight trikes and fixed wing microlight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, ...

, of

Rochester, Kent Rochester ( ) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about from London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rainham, Strood and Gillin ...

. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section "S" and the

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microlight rules. It features a

strut-braced In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...

high-wing, a two-seats-in- side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The SLA100 is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing has an area of and is supported by V-struts with

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. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL and the Rotax 912ULS

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powerplants. The SA100 has been certified to the UK BCAR Section "S" standard.

Variants

;SLA100 Executive :Standard model with a wing span ;SLA100 Clipper :Clipped wing model, introduced in 2010 and still under development in 2015.

Specifications (SLA100 Executive)

References

External links

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