The FlyNano Nano is a
Finnish electric
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
single seat seaplane, designed by Aki Suokas and produced by
FlyNano of
Lahti
Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...
. It was introduced at
AERO Friedrichshafen
AERO Friedrichshafen is a trade show dedicated to European general aviation. It is held yearly in April on the shores of Lake Constance at the exhibition center of Friedrichshafen, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Ger ...
in 2011 and the prototype ''Proto'' version first flew on 11 June 2012. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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By 2022 the company website domain was for sale and it is likely that the company ceased operations in about 2020.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the EC 216/2008 Annex 2 (j) rules for deregulated class under 70 kg (154 lb) empty weight. It features a joined wing
box wing, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, a hull for water operations, but no wheeled
landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing. For aircraft, it is generally needed for all three of these. It was also formerly called ''alighting gear'' by some manufacturers, s ...
and a single electric engine in
tractor configuration mounted above the cockpit.
The aircraft is made from
carbon fibre
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers ( Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon comp ...
. Its span wing has no
flaps. The initial plan was to produce several models with different powerplant options, including a
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston, one up and one down, in one revolution of the crankshaft in contrast to a four-stroke engine which re ...
powered ultralight, a high-powered racing model and an electric model. The company has more recently announced that only the electric model will be produced, citing that "it's quiet, efficient, eco-friendly and it's easy to maintain". The aircraft wing can be removed for storage or ground transportation.
Specifications (Nano)
See also
References
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External links
Official website archiveson
Archive.orgFirst flight official videoon
Archive.org
2010s Finnish ultralight aircraft
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