Pelegrin Tarragon
The Tarragon is a Latvian ultralight aircraft that is produced by Pelegrin LTD since 2012. Tarragon aircraft is tailor-made to each customer, is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
Design and development
Named for the herb, the Tarragon was developed from the Millennium Master after the manufacturer of that design went bankrupt. The Tarragon ULM sports aircraft has been developed by Pelegrin LTD in conjunction with CFM Air.The Tarragon was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-tandem under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Tarragon's airframe is fully made from pre-preg carbon fibre composites. Its span wing mounts flaps. Standard engines available are the EPA Power SA-R917TNi ULM, the Rotax 912ULS and Rotax 912iS, the turbocharged Rotax 914, the Rotax 915 iS and the EPA Power SA917Ti Turbo Injection four-stroke powerplants.
In mid-2014 the Latvian ultralight certification was pending.
In 2020 it set an unofficial world speed record for ultralight airplanes at.
Operators
- Latvian Air Force - two acquired in late 2022 for training.