Flylab Tucano

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title: "Flylab Tucano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990s-italian-ultralight-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "light-sport-aircraft", "single-engined-pusher-aircraft", "twin-engined-push-pull-aircraft"] description: "Italian ultralight aircraft" topic_path: "geography/italy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flylab_Tucano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Italian ultralight aircraft ::

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Field	Value
name	Flylab Tucano
image	EDKR Bergfliegen 2011 042.jpg
caption	Flylab Tucano V
aircraft_type	Ultralight aircraft
national_origin	Italy
manufacturer	Ferrari ULM
Flylab
status	In production
developed_from	Chotia Weedhopper
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| name = Flylab Tucano | logo = | logo_size = | image = EDKR Bergfliegen 2011 042.jpg | alt = | caption = Flylab Tucano V | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Ultralight aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Italy | manufacturer = Ferrari ULM Flylab | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = In production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = Chotia Weedhopper | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Flylab Tucano () is an Italian ultralight aircraft, produced by Flylab, of Ischitella. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The aircraft was produced in the 1990s by Ferrari ULM of Castelbaldo.

Design and development

The Tucano is a derivative of the Chotia Weedhopper and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules with the design goal of being a low-cost aircraft. It features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed or open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or floats and a single engine in pusher configuration or on some models twin engines in centreline thrust arrangement.

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.17 m span wing has an area of 17 m2 and is supported by V-struts and jury struts. There is a cabane strut that passes through the windshield and cockpit area. The aircraft is built around a central bent aluminum keel tube that runs from the cockpit to the tail. Controls are standard three-axis type. Standard engines available are the 50 hp Rotax 503 and 64 hp Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplants. The fuel tank is of plastic construction, mounted under the pusher engine. The Tucano V has a glide ratio of 11:1.

Variants

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;Tucano :Base model with Rotax 582 powerplant. ;Tucano V :Improved model, with aerodynamic clean-ups and enclosed cockpit ;Tucano HV :A Tucano V mounted on floats (hydro). ;Tucano Delta3 :Open cockpit model powered by a Rotax 503 ;Tucano HD3 :Float-equipped model based on the Tucano Delta3, powered by a Rotax 503 ;Tucano HD3A :Amphibious float-equipped model based on the Tucano HD3, powered by a Rotax 503 ;Tucano Delta3 TW :Twin-engined (TW) version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, based on the Tucano Delta3 ;Tucano Delta3 VTW :Twin-engined version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, with the Tucano V aerodynamic and cockpit refinements ;Tucano X2 :Twin-engined version with Rotax 582 engines mounted in the nose and aft of the cockpit, produced in the 1990s by Ferrari ULM.

Specifications (Tucano V)

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|ref=Bayerl and Flylab |prime units?=met General characteristics

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|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m=6.30 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=10.17 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m=2.25 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=16.99 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=225 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=450 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity=76 L |more general= Powerplant

|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Rotax 582 |eng1 type=twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine |eng1 kw=48 |eng1 hp=

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Performance

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|max speed kmh=165 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=125 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=52 |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh=170 |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio=11:1 |climb rate ms=5.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2=26.49 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics=

References

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 55. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN. 1368-485X
3. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 158. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN. 0-9636409-4-1
4. "Tucano By Flylab". Flylab.it.
5. "Tucano V By Flylab". Flylab.it.
6. "Tucano HV By Flylab". Flylab.it.
7. "Tucano Delta3 By Flylab". Flylab.it.
8. "Tucano HD3 By Flylab". Flylab.it.
9. "Tucano HD3A By Flylab". Flylab.it.
10. "Tucano Delta3 TW By Flylab". Flylab.it.
11. "Tucano Delta3 VTW By Flylab". Flylab.it.

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