SWAN ultralight, Swan 140 ultralight aircraft, Modern Wings Aero Expo 2018 Friedrichshafen Germany.

Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - In my views of Swan at previous Aero Friedrichshafen shows, the design caught my eye as it was (a) a single seater, (b) light enough to qualify as a Part 103 ultralight or its European equivalents, and (c) as it was an all-composite, nicely designed aircraft.
 
Commonly, Part 103-capable designs are much more basic to remain within the tight limits. This statement also applies to the German 120-kilogram category or to Britain’s Single Seat DeRegulated (SSDR) description.

As Aero contributor and Powered Sport Flying publisher Roy Beisswenger and I frequently discuss, the most likely place for electric propulsion to work today is in ultralights.
 
This is because in very light aircraft with more local flying missions, battery weights for a modest period of flying (30-60 minutes) is already achievable in the very lightest of powered aircraft. We have been discussing this with FAA for more than three years.

SWAN Technical Specifications
Wing geometry
area 11,6 m2
aspect ratio 6,7
flaperous area 2x 1,19 m2
flaperous 25% chord
airfoil thikness 14%
Horizontal tail geometry
area 2,125 m2
aspect ratio 3,43
all moving 20% axe
NACA 009 airfoil
Vertical tail geometry
area 1,016 m2
aspect ratio 2,156
all moving 20% axe
NACA 009 airfoil

SWAN is a single-seater ultralight aircraft.

There is a version with 115 kg empty weight which meets the requirements of the USA Part 103 regulation and those of Great Britain microlight SSDR regulation.

Another version with 120 kg empty weight meets the requirements of the regulation 120 in Germany.

The third version with an empty weight between 120 and 160 kg (depending on the chosen engine and equipment) complies with many countries regulations for single-seater ultralight aircraft class with MTOW (maximum decelaration mass) of 300 kg.

An electric engine version and a hydro-aircraft version are also planned.

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Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - Welcome to the Ultralight Aircraft News our goal is to cover as many aircraft expositions that host aircraft described as ultralight aircraft, light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt aircraft that fit into the definition of ultralight aircraft in Canada or light sport aircraft, or experimental amateurbuilt light sport aircraft in the United States. 

These include three axis control aircraft, weight shift control aircraft, more commonly known as trikes, powered parachutes, helicopters, gyrocopters and powered para-gliders that meet the light sport or ultralight aircraft definition.

Airshows and aircraft expositions that we cover include, the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, E.A.A.'s Sun N Fun, E.A.A.'s Airventure, the Midwest LSA Show, Copperstate, UPAC Convention and Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany. We try to regularly attend regional shows like the Arlington Fly-In, and Rocky Mountain Fly-In. 

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