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Dart Pup
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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]
Key Information
Development
[edit]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)
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 19 ft 8.5 in (6.01 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 7.5 in (9.03 m)
- Wing area: 114 sq ft (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, 65 kn)
- Cruise speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn)
References
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Orbis 1985, p. 1313
- ^ "Registration G-AELR" (PDF). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Jackson 1973, p. 298
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.