Dart Pup
| Pup | |
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| Role | Single-seat ultralight monoplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Zander and Weyl Dart Aircraft |
| Designer | A.R. Weyl |
| First flight | 1936 |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Dart Pup (originally the Dunstable Dart) was a British single-seat ultralight monoplane designed and built by Zander and Weyl (later Dart Aircraft) at Dunstable, Bedfordshire.[1]
Development
The Pup was a single-seat parasol wing monoplane with an Ava flat-four pusher engine mounted on the wing trailing edge. The wings could be folded back for storage. The Pup registered G-AELR first flew in July 1936.[2]
In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW) Bristol Cherub engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder.[1] In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on takeoff.[3]
Specifications (Ava-powered)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 19 ft 8½ in (6.01 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 7½ in (9.03 m)
- Wing area: 114 ft2 (10.59 m2)
- Empty weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
- Gross weight: 705 lb (320 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ava 4a-00 flat-four piston engine, 27 hp (20 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 62 mph (100 km/h)
References
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Notes
- 1 2 3 Orbis 1985, p. 1313
- ↑ "Registration G-AELR" (PDF). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ↑ Jackson 1973, p. 298
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
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