The Fly Synthesis Wallaby is an Italian two-seat, microlight monoplane manufactured by Fly Synthesis.

Design and development

The Wallaby is a high-wing monoplane with a high tail boom and with a 37 kW (50 hp) Rotax 503 piston engine fitted in front of the wing. Below the wing is an enclosed cabin with two seats and a fixed tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is available built or as a kit. A Rotax 582 powered variant, the Wallaby R582 is also available.

The design uses the wing from the Storch CL mated to a new high tailboom fuselage design, with the design goal of producing an economical aircraft.

The aircraft is sold as the Lafayette Wallaby in the United States.

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "very pleasant to fly".

Variants

Wallaby R503

Rotax 503 powered

Wallaby R582

Rotax 582 powered

Specifications (Wallaby R503)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 208 kg (459 lb)
  • Gross weight: 425 kg (937 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 piston engine , 37 kW (50 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (492 ft/min)

Notes

Bibliography

  • "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". World Directory of Light Aviation. Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005. ISSN .