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Dart Pup

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Top speed
  
121 km/h

Length
  
6.01 m

Manufacturer
  
Dart Aircraft

Wingspan
  
9.03 m

First flight
  
1936

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.

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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.

In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW) Bristol Cherub engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder. In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on takeoff.

Specifications (Ava-powered)

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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

    Dart Pup Wikipedia
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