The Fly Synthesis Storch () is an Italian ultralight aircraft, designed and today produced by Gryphen Aircraft Industries (ex- Fly Synthesis), introduced in 1990. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 52. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 54. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 164. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.

Design and development

The Storch was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is of mixed construction, with the fuselage made from composites and the tail boom an aluminum tube. The HS model has a span wing with an area of and flaperons. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL and the Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. All controls are operated by teleflex cables, except the ailerons, which are operated by push-pull tubes. In 2024 a new version of the Storch was released, with a full composite fuselage, enhancing the aircraft performance significantly.

Variants

;Storch CL :Model with a longer span wing with an area of and a gross weight of , sold as the Lafayette Stork Classic in the USA. ;Storch HS :Model with a shorter span wing with an area of and Junkers-style flaperons. Gross weight of It is sold as the Lafayette Stork Super Sport in the USA. ;Storch S :Model with separate Flap (aircraft), flaps and ailerons, in place of flaperons and a gross weight of .

Specifications (New STORCH)

References

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* {{Fly Synthesis aircraft 1990s Italian ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Light-sport aircraft High-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft