The Airsport Song is a Czech ultralight aircraft , designed by Marek Ivanov and produced by Airsport of Zbraslavice .
7-509: The aircraft was designed to comply with the LTF-L 120 kg, US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles and English SSDR categories. It features a cantilever low-wing , twin-booms , a single seat enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration . The Song has been produced in both a twin–tail and inverted V-tail layout. In most configurations, the Song includes
14-526: A Galaxy GRS 3/270 ballistic parachute rescue system. The Song is made from composites. Its polyhedral wing comes in two optional spans: 7.5 m (24.6 ft) (with flaperons ) and 11.2 m (36.7 ft) (with ailerons and either spoilers or flaps ). Standard engines available are the 20.5 hp (15 kW) Bailey V5 four-stroke and the 35 hp (26 kW) Verner JCV 360 four-stroke powerplant. Randall Fishman of Electric Aircraft Corporation produces an electric-powered version of
21-596: A city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons. Weight allowances can be made for amphibious landing gear, and devices deployed in an emergency, which includes ballistic parachute systems. In the United States, while no certification or training is required by law for ultralights, training is strongly advised. FAR-103 applies to three-axis planes, weightshift planes, very light rotorcraft, balloons, hang gliders, PPGs, or whatever contraption people use to take flight. A lawnchair like that of
28-520: Is the most compact aviation regulation in existence. It can be printed on the front- and backside of a single piece of paper. (In addition, a few explanatory pages have been published by the FAA.) While ultralights in other countries might have airworthiness certificates, an airworthiness certificate is not allowed for an ultralight vehicle in the USA. (Any existing airworthiness certificate has to be surrendered to
35-614: The Code of Federal Regulations , Title 14 ( Federal Aviation Regulations ), Part 103, or 14 CFR Part 103 , which defines an "ultralight" as a vehicle that: In daytime, flights may not take place in Class A, B, C, D airspace, plus a special type of E airspace directly surrounding an airport, unless the pilot has prior authorization from the ATC facility with jurisdiction over that airspace. Ultralight vehicles cannot be flown over any congested area of
42-708: The Song, the Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-ULS . Data from Airsport General characteristics Performance FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles Ultralight aircraft exist outside of the United States. In most countries, ultralights are a class of aircraft. A completely different legal concept is valid within the USA. The FAA makes explicitly clear that ultralight vehicles are not aircraft, are not regulated as aircraft, and are exempt from aircraft rules. Instead, they are treated as powersport items and have to follow their own ruleset, FAR-103, which
49-412: The issueing agency, including foreign agencies, before usage as an ultralight vehicle becomes legal.) The FAA emphasizes that airworthiness and compliance with FAR-103 is the responsibility of the user during every flight. In the United States, ultralights are not registered, nor is the pilot required to have a pilot's certificate. Regulation of ultralight aircraft in the United States is covered by
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