Flight Design CTLS
A carbon-composite two-seater with a 100 hp Rotax 912 and a wide cabin for its class. Flown as a 600 kg microlight in Europe and as a Light Sport Aircraft in the US, and common at flight schools.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 104 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 145 kt
- Range
- 720 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,150 ft
- Rate of climb
- 800 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 128 l
- Total capacity
- 130 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 65 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 21 l/h
- Endurance
- 6 h 5 min
- Usable fuel weighs
- 95 kg
Fuel burn at 75% power, 3,000 ft. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the burn, with no reserve.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 450 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 450 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 600 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Airframe parachute
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 600 kg
- Empty weight
- 330 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- UL (national licence) · LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- Microlight (3-axis)
- Extra training or endorsements
- None beyond the licence and rating.
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Flight Design
- Category
- Microlight
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- FDCT
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2008
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 6.61 m
- Wingspan
- 8.6 m
- Height
- 2.34 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.3 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.65 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Flight Design CTLSLength 6.61 m
- Breezer Aircraft Breezer B400-6Length 6.74 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 40 kt
- 47 kt
- 56 kt
- 71 kt
- 62–80 kt
- 120 kt
- 145 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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