The Vervoost FV-3 Delphin ( en, Dolphin) is a German
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
, designed and produced by
Vervoost Leichtflugzeuge of
Sinzig. It was first flown on 19 November 2009 and introduced at the
AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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Design and development
The FV-3 was originally designed as a research aircraft, but is also offered as a commercial model that complies with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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microlight rules. It features a cantilever
low-wing, a two-seats-in-
tandem enclosed cockpit under a
bubble canopy, fixed
conventional landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The aircraft
fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the aft part covered in
doped aircraft fabric and the forward part covered in
carbon fibre panels. Its span wing is made from carbon fibre and has an area of and mounts large
flaps. The wings are designed like
glider
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Aircraft and transport Aircraft
* Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight
** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
wings and are easily removed, while the
tailplane folds to allow ground transportation or storage. The standard engine available is the
Rotax 912ULS four-stroke
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powerplant.
Variants
;FV-3
:Microlight version
;FV-3F
:Research version, with a second generator for flight instrumentation and equipment
Specifications (FV-3 Delphin)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.vlflugzeuge.de/
2010s German ultralight aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft