Champion Freedom Falcon

Freedom Falcon
Role	Motor glider
National origin	United States
Designer	Ken Champion
First flight	1982
Status	Production completed
Number built	one

The Champion Freedom Falcon is an American mid-wing, T-tailed, pusher configuration, single-seat motor glider that was designed and constructed by Ken Champion, first flying in 1982.^[1][2]

Design and development

The Freedom Falcon was constructed with a wooden frame, covered with plywood and doped aircraft fabric covering. It mounts a 36 hp (27 kW) OMC Golden Phantom Wankel engine behind the cockpit, with the variable pitch propeller above the tail boom. The 42 ft (12.8 m) span wing employs a Göttingen 549 airfoil and mounts spoilers for glidepath control.^[1][3]

Only one example was completed and it was registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - amateur-built category. FAA records indicate that the aircraft's registration expired on 30 June 2011 and was not renewed, so it is unknown whether the aircraft still exists.^[1][2]

Specifications (Freedom Falcon)

Data from Sailplane Directory^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
• Airfoil: Göttingen 549
• Empty weight: 515 lb (234 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Outboard Marine Corporation Golden Phantom Wankel engine

Performance

• Maximum glide ratio: 26:1 at 48 mph (77 km/h)
• Rate of sink: 156 ft/min (0.79 m/s)

See also

• List of gliders
  

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Activate Media (2006). "Freedom Falcon Champion". http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=108. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Federal Aviation Administration (August 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N110F". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=110FF. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
3. ^ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 

External links

• Göttingen 549 airfoil