Showing posts with label FK-12 Comet Special Edition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FK-12 Comet Special Edition. Show all posts

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Special Edition Comet returns to Germany

Comet D-MYGS was the second example of the FK-12 "Special Edition" to be built. The aircraft was delivered new to a customer in the Trento area of Italy back in 2010. The aircraft has now been sold to an owner in Germany with just 70 flight hours ( approx ) so far.


 
The Comet will make the flight over the Alps in the next few weeks and will be based at an airfield near Stuttgart, Germany.  


UPDATE 8.3.14 - Comet D-MYGS flew up and over the Alps on 2nd March 2014 from Italy to Germany - the photo below shows the Comet over the Splügen Pass ( approx 2115 m )  -  congratulations to Albrecht.




Link to Wikipedia for more info about the Splügen Pass


Steve

Wednesday 15 June 2011

FK-12 Comet Special Edition #3

 UPDATED 15.6.2011 with photo

I'd like to thank Jean-Pierre for getting in touch with me to say that he is the proud new owner of FK-12 Comet Special Edition #3 - F-JSKR.






He took delivery of this new build Comet in March 2011 and flew it to his home base at Vendee Air Park, France. This new Comet replaces his previous Comet c/n 034.

Congratulations - enjoy your Special Edition. 



Steve

Monday 31 January 2011

Comet - Special Edition - Update

The very first FK-12 Comet Special Edition #1 first flew as a test prototype in February 2010 - now 12 months later aircraft #2 and #3 are ready for customer delivery.


The photo above shows  FK-12 Comet Special Edition #1 F-JRLQ, #2 D-MYGS and #3 F-JSKR at Speyer, Germany in January 2011.


All three aircraft later departed for a formation fly past.


Steve

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Comet Special Edition - First Flight !

Good News - The prototype FK-12 Comet Special Edition aircraft made it first flight on 12th February 2010 at Speyer airfield in Germany as F-JRLQ - the test pilot was Hans Peter Horle.


Please see the link below for more details of this first flight from FK Lightplanes


http://www.fk-leichtflugzeuge.de/Downloads/CometSL_project_update_Feb2010.pdf




Steve

Saturday 19 December 2009

FK-12 Comet Special Edition - Roll out at Speyer






The first example of the new FK-12 Comet Special Edition was rolled out at the B&F Technik factory in Speyer, Germany on Friday 18th December 2009.


The aircraft features many new features including

New Rudder, New Elevator, new engine mount, new cowling, new aileron system, carbon fibre rear wing spar, instrument panel-layout with Dynon avinics, constant speed prop from Neuform, new main gear spring and main wheel fairings, wingtips, and in the single seater version a completly new one piece canopy, ventillation inlets for the cockpit, and a luxury leather interior plus a great new external colour scheme.

The photos below were supplied by B&F


The first FK-12 Comet Special Edition "1" with French registration F-JFAL



This photo shows the new single piece canopy and the wingtips on the FK-12 Comet Speical Edition



The Special Edition Comet features a wider undercarriage and main wheel fairings plus a constant speed propellor from Neuform.


The first Special Edition Comet will go to France with the registration F-JFAL.


Thanks to B&F for providing these photos


More details via


http://www.comet-special-limited.com/index.html




Steve

Friday 11 December 2009

FK-12 Comet Special Edition - A New Comet

B&F working with G2B Consulting are currently building a batch of 10 Special Edition Comets.

The FK-12 Comet Special Edition will feature,


A Rear Wingspar made of Carbon Fibre for increased strength

Revised Tailplane Shape

New Aileron Design

New Streamlined Canopy

A Widened Main Undercarriage

High Quality Cockpit Interior

Optional Smoke System

Special Edition Paint Colour Scheme



This photo shows the new Carbon Fibre rear wingspar on the FK-12 Comet Special Edition



The first FK-12 Comet Special Edition is due to be rolled out at Speyer, Germany on 18th December 2009.


For more details please contact


info@fk-leichtflugzeuge.de

or visit

http://www.fk-leichtflugzeuge.de/Downloads/Comet_limited_project_description.pdf

or visit

http://www.comet-special-limited.com/index.html


Steve