Didier Pti'tAvion explained

The Didier Pti'tAvion (English: Small Airplane) is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by Didier ULM of Francheval. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The aircraft is made predominantly from welded steel tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.41NaN1 span wing, has an area of 15.04m2 and it constructed using a welded steel tube lattice spar, aluminium tube ribs and a laminate leading edge. The standard engine is the 800NaN0 Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant. The cockpit is 1.151NaN1 wide and is intended to accommodate "bulky crew".^{[1] [2] [3]}

The aircraft comes with its own open-frame trailer for ground transport.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 40. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 135. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 75. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.