APM 20 Lionceau

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APM 20 Lionceau
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Issoire Aviation
Designed by	Philippe Moniot
Maiden flight	December 1995^[1]
Status	In production
Variants	APM 30 Lion

The APM 20 Lionceau is a two-seat very light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation. Despite its classic appearance, it is entirely built from composite materials, especially carbon fibers.

Designed by Philippe Moniot and certified in 1999 (see EASA CS-VLA), this very light (400 kg empty, 634 kg loaded) and economical (80 PS engine) aircraft is primarily intended to be used to learn to fly, but also to travel with a relatively high cruise speed (113 knots).

A three-seat version, the APM 30 Lion, was presented at the 2005 Paris Air Show.

[edit] Specifications

Data from http://perso.orange.fr/lfml/Fichiers/APM20/MdVAPM20Ed1R2.pdf

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 6.6 m ()
Wingspan: 8.66 m ()
Height: 2.4 m ()
Wing area: 9.5 m² ()
Airfoil: NACA 63418
Max takeoff weight: 634 kg ()
Powerplant: 1× Rotax 912 A2 flat-4 engine, 80 PS ()
Propellers: EVRA PE 164/152/116 propeller, 1 per engine
- Propeller diameter: 1,64 m ()