The Allegro is available as a factory built, ready to fly aircraft. Each Allegro is constructed at Fantasy Air’s factory in about 3 months by a small experienced team most of whom have worked for Fantasy Air for many years.
All the composite work is sub-contracted to the same specialist company that makes parts for the Extra 300, Carbon Sting and other manufacturers. This includes the fuselage, landing gear and wingtip fairings.
The first impression most people have on seeing the Allegro is the quality and finish of the construction. There is a precise attention to detail: all parts including doors and cowlings fit flush; tiny fairings are fitted to streamline the ends of the rudder cables; all cabling and routing to the engine bay is clean and neat; the interior is well fitted and the whole airplane gives a professional appearance.
The wings, stabiliser and rudder are conventional rivetted construction. The heart of the Allegro is the tubular welded cage which links the wings, engine and fuselage. The fuselage is a lightweight composite sandwich.
A central stick incorporates the brake lever for the hydraulic disc brakes and a parking brake. Dual rudder pedals and throttles are standard.
The cabin is spacious with excellent visibility and it feels light and airy with its plexiglass roof panel. The large doors make entry easy and can be locked, opened in flight up to 80 mph or removed completely.
The large unobstructed instrument panel makes fitting avionics easy and the factory will allow pilots to customise the ergonomics, for example, the layout of the panel and the position of the throttle levers.
The Allegro is available with a choice of Rotax 582 (2 stroke 65hp) or the 912 and 912S 80hp and 100hp. The renowned Rotax 912 series is the choice of about 80% of pilots of SLA/VLA style aircraft.
The factory recommends the 80hp 912 for its relibility, long TBO (1500 hours) and economy. The Allegro’s low drag means that 80 hp is plenty to achieve good performance and the engine is significantly cheaper and more economical than the 100hp.
The 100hp engine combined with the ground adjustable Woodcomp 3 blade prop will give sparkling performance and STOL ability and is recommended for use with floats or in hot or high environments.
