Pelegrin Tarragon

The Pelegrin Tarragon is a Latvian ultralight aircraft that is produced by Pelegrin Limited of Ādaži, introduced in 2010. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Design and development

Named for the herb, the Tarragon was developed from the Millennium Master after the manufacturer of that design went bankrupt. The Tarragon has been developed by Pelegrin in conjunction with CFM Air.^[1]

The Tarragon was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-tandem under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The Tarragon's airframe is made from pre-preg carbon fibre composites. Its 7.94 m (26.0 ft) span wing mounts flaps. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) EPA Power SA-R917TNi ULM, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS and Rotax 912iS, the turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914, the 135 hp (101 kW) Rotax 915 iS and the 130 hp (97 kW) EPA Power SA917Ti Turbo Injection four-stroke powerplants.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In mid-2014 the Latvian ultralight certification was pending.^[1]

In 2020 it set an unofficial world speed record for ultralight airplanes at 402 km/h (217 kn; 250 mph).^[4]

Operators

Latvia

Latvian Air Force - two acquired in late 2022 for training.^[5]

Specifications (Tarragon)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer^[1]^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 7.53 m (24 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 338 kg (745 lb)
Fuel capacity: 96 litres (21 imp gal; 25 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Propellers: 3-bladed constant speed propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
Cruise speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
Never exceed speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
Range: 1,300 km (810 mi, 700 nmi)

References

^ a b c d e f Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 72. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Pelegrin Limited. "Engines". tarragonaircraft.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ Pelegrin Limited (2020). "Engines". tarragonaircraft.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ SPEED World RECORD 402 Kph! Official TARRAGON AIRCRAFT DEALERSHIP, Division Flyyy, The SKYMONKEYYYs, retrieved 20 December 2023
^ Eng.LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting) (2 December 2022). "Latvian air force gets two new locally-made planes". eng.lsm.lv. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022.
^ Pelegrin Limited. "Specs". tarragonaircraft.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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