Flamingo® MK3

Flamingo® MK3 is a fixed wing Aircraft

system designed to perform in a range of
military and civil applications. It can be
used in operations of intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance, large
scale agriculture or utility management,
etc.

General
Operational :

 Max cruise – 145 kph

 VNE – 190 kph
 Cruise – 113 kph
 Stall speed (no flap 20 kg) – 58 kph
 Stall speed (full flap 20 kg) – 45 kph
 Maximum cross wind (landing) – 25 kph
Altitude : Can fly up to 10000 feet

Payload :

Nose Pannier

 5.0 kg maximum
 950 mm long
 Volume > 35,000 cubic cm

External Wing Stores

 4.0 kg (Max 2.0 kg per wing)

Endurance :

 Full fuel - > 9 hours @ cruise

 System and Ignition batteries > 1 hour without charge

Requirements :

 80m strip for take off

 100m bare strip for landing

STRUCTURAL

 Wingspan – 4.1 metres

 Length – 2.9 metres
 Height – 0.55 metres
 MTOW – 25 kg
 Construction material – composite 

WING

• Wing type – High Wing

(Highly compatible for the
mission requirement)

• Materials used – full

fiberglass wing
FUSELAGE

 Shape description – N/A

 Consist with a capacious quick change payload pannier.
 The front wheel of landing gears is fixed in the fuselage
 Chosen to accommodate bulky avionics
 Material – Fiberglass
 Manufacturing Method – N/A

TAIL

• Type – ‘T’ shape tail

• Purpose of the tail – Securing the stabilizers in flight position

• Material – Composite
UNDERCARRIAGE

 Retractable single nose wheel and fixed main landing wheels

 Advantages - Ideal for local missions, pilot training and other tasks where
landing and take off requires a fixed undercarriage.

CONTROL SURFACES

• Types – Horizontal stabilizers, ailerons

• Approximate area ratio to the wing – N/A
• Roll – Ailerons
• Pitch and Yaw – Vertical and Horizontal stabilizers
• Manufacturing methods – N/A