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| type=Two-seat light monoplane
| national origin=Sweden
| manufacturer=
| designer=[[Björn Andreasson]]
| first flight=25 August 1988
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| developed from=[[MFI BA-12 Sländan]]
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The '''FFV Aerotech BA-14 Starling''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] two-seat light [[monoplane]] designed by [[Björn Andreasson]] and developed as a joint venture between Malmo Forsknings & Innovations and FFV Aerotech.<ref name="Janes" />
==Design and development==
The prototype Starling first flew on 25 August 1988, it is a [[shoulder-wing]] monoplane mainly built from composite materials. The semi-monocoque fuselage has a [[V-tail]] which has a small ventral fin with a tailskid, the main [[landing gear]] is a fixed [[Tricycle gear|tricycle type]]. The prototype was powered by a {{convert|115|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-235]] flat-four piston engine with a two-bladed fixed-pitch [[Tractor configuration|tractor propeller]]. The enclosed cabin has [[side-by-side configuration]] seating for two under a one-piece [[Bubble canopy|transparent canopy]].<ref name="Janes" />
A BA-14 appeared at the 1988 SBAC [[Farnborough Airshow]].<ref name=Flight/>
==Specifications (Utility variant)==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=<small>Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90</small><ref name="Janes" />
|prime units? = met
|crew=2
|length m=6.56
|length ft=21
|length in=6.25
|span m=11.38
|span ft=37
|span in=4
|height m=2.70
|height ft=8
|height in=10.25
|empty weight kg=480
|empty weight lb=1059
|gross weight kg=710
|gross weight lb=1565
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-235]] flat-four piston engine
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->86
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->115
|max speed kmh=240
|max speed mph=150
|climb rate ftmin=700
}}
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==References==
===Notes===
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<ref name="Janes">Taylor 1989, p. 220</ref>
<ref name=Flight>''Flight'' 1988-09-03, p.73</ref>
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===Bibliography===
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*{{cite book |editor-last= Taylor|editor-first= John W.R. |editor-link=John W. R. Taylor|title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90|year= 1989|publisher= Jane's Yearbooks |location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=0-7106-0896-9}}
*{{cite magazine |date=3 September 1988  |title=Farnborough 1988|magazine= [[Flight International|Flight]]|volume=134 |issue=4129 |page=73 |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%202385.html }}
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[[Category:1980s Swedish civil utility aircraft]]
[[Category:V-tail aircraft]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
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[[Category:Shoulder-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1988]]