Jodel D.11 Explained

The Jodel D.11 is a French two-seat monoplane designed and developed by Société Avions Jodel in response to a French government request for a low-wing aircraft for use by the nation's many emerging flying clubs.

More than 3,000 examples have been built and flown.[1]

History

Designers Édouard Joly and Jean Délémontez based the design on two of their earlier projects; they combined the wing of the projected D.10 with a lengthened and widened version of the D.9 fuselage. The first example flew on 4 April 1950. Of conventional tailwheel configuration, the D11 featured a fixed, spatted undercarriage, and accommodated pilot and passenger side-by-side. The wing panels outboard of the landing gear struts had a marked dihedral. Various powerplants were installed, typically Salmson 9, Continental O-170 or Continental O-200. The aircraft uses all-wood construction with a single piece box-spar.[2]

D.11s were licence-built by a number of manufacturers in Europe and elsewhere, including Wassmer, Aero-Difusión, and Falconar Avia. Many examples were also home-built with plans provided by Falconar.[3]

Variants

D.11:original version with a 55 hp Salmson 9Adb engine.
  • D.111:D.11 with a 750NaN0 Minié 4.DC.32 engine, built by Jodel.
  • D.112:D.11 with a 650NaN0 Continental A65 engine, built by Jodel, Wassmer (Société Wassmer), SAN (Société Aéronautique Normande), Valledeau, Denize and amateur constructors. Amateur-built versions can be powered by engines from 65to. The 900NaN0 Continental C90 has been used.[1] [4]
  • D.112A
  • D.112D
  • D.112V
    D.113:D.11 with a 1000NaN0 Continental O-200-A engine, amateur-built.
  • D.114:D.11 with a 700NaN0 Minié 4.DA.28 engine, amateur-built.
  • D.115:D.11 with a 750NaN0 Mathis 4G-F-60 engine, amateur-built.
  • D.116:D.11 with a 600NaN0 Salmson 9ADr engine, amateur-built.
  • D.117:SAN built D.11, named Grande Tourisme,[5] 223 built, powerplant 900NaN0 Continental C90 engine and revised electrics
  • D.117A - Alpavia built D.117
    D118:D11 with a 600NaN0 Walter Mikron II engine, amateur-built.
  • D119:amateur-built D.117
  • D.119D
  • D.119DA
  • D.119V
    D.120:Wassmer built D.117 named the Paris-Nice,[5] 337 built, powerplant Continental C90.
  • D.120A - (with airbrakes)
  • D.120R - ((Remorqueur) Glider Tug)
  • D.120AR - (Glider Tug with airbrakes)
    D.121:D.11 with a 750NaN0 Continental A75 engine, amateur-built.
  • D.122:D.11 with a 750NaN0 Praga engine, amateur-built.
  • D.123:D.11 with an 850NaN0 Salmson 5Ap.01 engine, amateur-built.
  • D.124:D.11 with an 800NaN0 Salmson 5Aq.01 engine, amateur-built.
  • D.125:D.11 with a 900NaN0 Kaiser engine, amateur-built.
  • D.126:D.11 with an 850NaN0 Continental C85 engine, amateur-built.
  • EAC D.127:D.112 with a sliding canopy and DR.100 undercarriage; (EAC - Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques et Commerciales).[6]
  • EAC D.128:D.119 with a sliding canopy and DR.100 undercarriage; (EAC - Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques et Commerciales).[6]
  • D.11 Spécial
  • Falconar F11
  • Canadian homebuilt derivative design[7]
    Uetz U2-MFGZ:
  • Uetz U2V:Straight winged D119 built in Switzerland by Walter Uetz Flugzeugbau
  • Aero Difusión D-11 Compostela:
  • Aero Difusión D-112 Popuplane: license-built D.112 by Aero-Difusión of Spain.[8]
  • Aero Difusión D-119 Popuplane: license-built D.119 by Aero-Difusión.[8]
  • Aero Difusión D-1190S Compostela:68 built
  • Blenet RB.01 Jozé:Derivatives of the D.112 designed by Roger Blenet Powered by Continental A65-8F engines, two known

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    Notes and References

    1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 99. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
    2. Air Progress Sport Aircraft. What kind of airplane would you build?. Winter 1969. 45.
    3. Sport Aviation. January 1971. Ceasarian Jodel.
    4. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
    5. Jackson 1974, p. 372
    6. Book: Gaillard, Pierre. Les Avions Francaisde 1944 a 1964. 1990. Editions EPA. Paris. 2-85120-350-9.
    7. Air Trails. Winter 1971. 8.
    8. Taylor 1961, p. 126.

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