FFV Aerotech BA-14 Starling

The prototype Starling first flew on 25 August 1988, it is a shoulder-wing monoplane mainly built from composite materials. The semi-monocoque fuselage has a V-tail which has a small ventral fin with a tailskid, the main landing gear is a fixed tricycle type. The prototype was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Lycoming O-235 flat-four piston engine with a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller. The enclosed cabin has side-by-side configuration seating for two under a one-piece transparent canopy.^[1]

A BA-14 appeared at the 1988 SBAC Farnborough Airshow.^[2]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.56 m (21 ft 6.25 in)
• Wingspan: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10.25 in)
• Empty weight: 480 kg (1,059 lb)
• Gross weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 flat-four piston engine , 86 kW (115 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
• Rate of climb: 3.6 m/s (700 ft/min)