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Aéro Services Guépard Guépe

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Top speed
  
160 km/h

Manufacturer
  
Aéro Services Guépard

Wingspan
  
8.6 m

The Aéro Services Guépard Guépe (English: Wasp) is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Aéro Services Guépard. The aircraft is supplied fully assembled.

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Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a V-strut-braced high-wing, a two seats in tandem open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with a single tube serving as the keel tube. A small cockpit fairing and windshield are optional. Its 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an aluminium structure with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke and the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant.

Specifications (Guépe)

Data from Bayerl

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke, 48 kW (64 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed ground adjustable

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph; 86 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
  • Stall speed: 45 km/h (28 mph; 24 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)

    • References

    Aéro Services Guépard Guépe Wikipedia
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