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 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 flaps and ailerons, in place of flaperons and a gross weight of .
Specifications (New STORCH)
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