Dart Pup Explained

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.

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.^[1]

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.

References

Bibliography

• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing . .
• Book: Jackson, A.J.. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. 1973. Putnam. London. 382. 0-370-10010-7 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Registration G-AELR . United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority . 2009-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606161328/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AELR.pdf . 2011-06-06 .