SYPHONY AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES”SYMPHONY 160″€

2002 ’€“ Present

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The Symphony 160 is a two-seat aircraft with a top cruise speed of 128 KTS and a range of 430, powered by a 160-hp Lycoming engine.
  • Symphony Aircraft Industries revived the production of this aircraft, securing its 14 CFR Part 23 type certificate after its European parent declared bankruptcy.
  • The aircraft features aluminum flying surfaces, a steel tube fuselage with a fiberglass shell, and is currently testing new Lycoming-powered variants.
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STANDARD DATA: SYMPHONY 160 Seats 2. Gross wt. 2,150. Empty wt. 1,450. Fuel 30. Engine 160-hp Lycoming 0-320-D2A.
PERFORMANCE: Top cruise 128 KTS. Initial climb rate 880 FPM. Range 430. Ceiling 16,500′. Stall 48 kts. Takeoff roll 919′. Landing roll 755′.

After a rocky start when European parent OMF GmbH declared bankruptcy, Symphony Aircraft Industries emerged from the fire as a standalone company with the 14 CFR Part 23 type certificate to resume productionof the high-tech two-seater. The flying surfaces are of standard aircraft aluminum construction. The fuselage structure is steel tubing with a non-structural fiberglass shell. Variants of the Lycoming-powered aircraft are in testing.

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