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The F.8L Falco
The aircraft was designed by the renowned Italian designer Stelio Frati in 1955, and originally built in Italy
by Aviamilano then Aeromere and later Laverda.
The design was adopted in the US in the 1980s and converted to kit form and was sold in kit or plans form for amateur
construction by the Sequoia Aircraft Company of Richmond, Virginia until 2014 which closed its doors late 2014 but still
continues to operate its website.
The aircraft is single-engined, propeller driven and designed for private and general aviation.
With a good turn of speed, the Falco is widely considered to be one of the best handling, strongest, and most aesthetically
pleasing designs ever made available to home builders.
The Sequoia Falco F8L is constructed of spruce and typically Finnish birch plywood. The structure is built from laminated
spruce bulkheads and the birch plywood is used for the skin. The plywood is often softened with hot steam, formed over the
various structures and glued in place. The aircraft is rated for 6g positive and 3g negative.
Homebuilt (Sequoia) Falcos
Factory Falcos
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Neil Aitkenhead's Beautiful Falco in Australia
Length 21' 9"
Height 7' 6"
Wing span 26' 3"
Aspect ratio 6.4
Wing area 107.5 sq ft
Airfoil, wing root 642212-1/2
Airfoil, wing tip 642210
Airfoil, tail group 65009
Dihedral 5°
Wing washout 3°
Old German Falco Brochure
How it used to be back in the beginning when the Falco was commercially produced.
FALCO Brochure .pdf
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Falcos rolling off the production line
A busy Falco factory
Cafe report on Larry Black's Falco
Several years ago EAA published a CAFE report into the handling and performance of the Falco.
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Sequoia Falco Marketing Brochure
Falco [Link]
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160 hp Lycoming 180 hp Lycoming
Engine
IO-320-B1A IO-360-B1E
TBO 2,000 hrs 2,000 hrs
Hartzell 2-blade, Hartzell 2-blade,
Propeller
constant-speed constant-speed
Propeller
constant-speed constant-speed
Seats 2 2
Gross weight,
1,880 lbs 1,880 lbs
Normal and Utility
Max aerobatic weight 1,650 lbs 1,650 lbs
Empty weight,equipped 1,212 lbs 1,212 lbs
Useful load,
668 lbs 660 lbs
Normal & Utility
Useful load,
438 lbs 430 lbs
Aerobatic
Payload with full fuel 428 lbs 420 lbs
Wing loading 17.5 lbs/sq ft 17.5 lbs/sq ft
Power loading,
11.7 lbs/hp 10.4 lbs/hp
Normal & Utility
Power loading,
10.3 lbs/hp 9.2 lbs/hp
Aerobatic
Fuel capacity (all usable) 40 U.S. gals 40 U.S. gals
with inverted tank 43 U.S. gals 43 U.S. gals
Baggage 90 lbs 90 lbs
Rate of climb 1,140 fpm 1,500 fpm
Best rate-of-climb speed 104 mph 104 mph
Climb gradient 662 ft/sm 872 ft/sm
Service ceiling 19,000 ft 19,000 ft
Maximum speed 212 mph 220 mph
Never-exceed speed 240 mph 240 mph
Cruise 75% power at 6000 ft 190 mph 198 mph
Fuel flow at 75% power 8.5 gph 9.6 gph
Endurance at 75% power 4.4 hrs 3.9 hrs
Range, economy cruise 1,000 sm 920 sm
Stall speed, clean 75 mph 75 mph
Stall speed, flaps/gear down 62 mph 62 mph
Turbulent-air penetration speed 140 mph 140 mph
Take-off run 570 ft 530 ft
to clear 50 ft 1,150 ft 1,020 ft
Landing run 750 ft 750 ft
to clear 50 ft 1,150 ft 1,150 ft
1955 Falco article
An article describing Falco in the early days.
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Spar Testing of the Falco
This factory photo could easily be a home builder's
Some Falco Prototype photos
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