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SITAR GY 90 Mowgli

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Top speed
  
225 km/h

Wingspan
  
7.2 m

The SITAR GY-90 Mowgli was a light aircraft designed in France in the late 1960s and marketed for homebuilding. Designer Yves Gardan intended it to be a smaller and simpler version of his Bagheera, a conventional low-wing, cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin. However, although the Bagheera had seating for up to four people in 2+2 configuration, the Mowgli had no rear seat and could seat only two people, with space behind the seats for luggage. Like the Bagheera, construction was of metal throughout. The Mowgli was designed to use either a 67-kW (90-hp) or 75-kW (100-hp) Continental flat-4 engine.

The Mowgli was available in the form of plans and kits, and plans continued to be available even after SITAR closed in 1972. The first example was expected to fly in 1970.

Specifications (as designed, with 67-kW engine)

Data from Taylor 1971, p.78

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 10.0 m2 (107.6 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 380 kg (840 lb)
  • Gross weight: 630 kg (1,390 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental flat-4 engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
  • Range: 800 km (500 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • References

    SITAR GY-90 Mowgli Wikipedia