Normand Dube Aerocruiser Plus Explained

The Normand Dube Aerocruiser Plus (also called the Aerocruiser 180) is a four-seat Canadian amateur-built aircraft, designed by Normand Dube and produced by Aviation Normand Dube of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. The aircraft is a development of the two-seat Norman Dube Aerocruiser.^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The Aerocruiser Plus features a "V" strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed by doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^{[1] [2]}

The aircraft can be fitted with floats, wheels or skis.^{[1] [2]}

The aircraft is made with a welded 4130 steel tubing fuselage and a riveted 2024 aluminum wing. Its 321NaN1 span wing employs a NACA 4412 airfoil, has an area of 161square feet and mounts flaps. The cabin width is 390NaN0. The engine used on the prototype is a 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplant.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Operational history

Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "outback-friendly".^{[1] [2]}

By March 2017, one example, the prototype had been registered with Transport Canada.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 99. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
3. Web site: L'Aerocruiser Plus En Quelques Lignes. 31 March 2017. Saint-Georges. Richard . aviationnormanddube.com.
4. Web site: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. 31 March 2017. Transport Canada. 31 March 2017.