Fly Synthesis Storch

The Fly Synthesis Storch (English: Stork) 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.^[1][2][3]

the NEW STORCH

Storch
Role	Ultralight aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Gryphen Aircraft
Introduction	1990
Status	In production
Number built	150 (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.^[1][2]

The aircraft is of mixed construction, with the fuselage made from composites and the tail boom an aluminum tube. The HS model has a 8.70 m (28.5 ft) span wing with an area of 11.8 m² (127 sq ft) and flaperons. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. All controls are operated by teleflex cables, except the ailerons, which are operated by push-pull tubes.^[1][2]

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 10.15 m (33.3 ft) span wing with an area of 13.6 m² (146 sq ft) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992.1 lb), sold as the Lafayette Stork Classic in the USA.^[1][2][4]

Storch HS

Model with a shorter 8.70 m (28.5 ft) span wing with an area of 11.8 m² (127 sq ft) and Junkers-style flaperons. Gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,041.7 lb) It is sold as the Lafayette Stork Super Sport in the USA.^[1][2]

Storch S

Model with separate flaps and ailerons, in place of flaperons and a gross weight of 500 kg (1,102.3 lb).^[1][2]

Specifications (New STORCH)

Fly Synthesis Storch S

Data from Bayerl and Fly Synthesis^[1][4]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 11.7 m² (126 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
• Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) in two 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) tanks
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
• Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
• g limits: +4/-2
• Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (980 ft/min)