title: FFT Eurotrainer 2000
text: # FFT Eurotrainer 2000
  
  The FFA 2000, FFT Eurotrainer 2000, Eurotrainer 2000 is a low wing two seat training aircraft developed by Gyroflug. A prototype was tested and displayed throughout Europe, but the project was canceled.
  
  ## Development
  
  The Eurotrainer 2000 was developed as a modern low cost trainer for military and civilian pilots developed from AS-202 metal design. The first launch customer was to be Swissair. FFT went out of business in 1992 with one prototype produced.
  
  ## Design
  
  The aircraft is a four-seat, retractable tricycle gear design. The fuselage and wings are all composite construction. The landing gear uses a trailing link layout.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  The prototype has been displayed in Paris, France in 1991 at Le Bourget airfield.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### FFA 2000
  
      FFA Flugzeugwerke project developed in 1985 with a Porsche PFM 3200-T03 engine. Production delays of Porsche engine prompted switch to Lycoming AEIO-540-X100 engine in 1989.
  
  ### FFT 2000
  
      Gesellschaft für Flugzeug- und Faserverbund-Technologie mbH version (no differences)
  
  ### Eurotrainer 2000A
  
      Renamed product
  
  ## Specifications (FFT Eurotrainer 2000)
  
  Data from Flight International
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Capacity: 4
  * Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
  * Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
  * Width: 1.15 m (3 ft 9 in)
  * Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
  * Wing area: 14 $m^2$ (150 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 920 kg (2,028 lb)
  * Max takeoff weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 260 liters
  * Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540-L , 200 kW (270 hp)
  * Propellers: 3-bladed
  
  Performance
  
  * Cruise speed: 324 km/h (201 mph, 175 kn)
  * Stall speed: 93 km/h (58 mph, 50 kn)
  * Never exceed speed: 417 km/h (259 mph, 225 kn)
  * Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,100 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)
  