Jodel DR1050 Excellence

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The Jodel DR1050 Excellence and Ambassadeur are a family of French amateur-built aircraft, designed by Jodel in collaboration with Pierre Robin. The aircraft is supplied as plans.^[1]

Design and development

The DR1050 features a cantilever low-wing, a three seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear or, optionally, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 8.72 m (28.6 ft) span wing employs a NACA 23012 airfoil and has an area of 13.60 m² (146.4 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 four-stroke powerplant.^[1]^[2]

Specifications (DR1050)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: two passengers
Wingspan: 8.72 m (28 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 13.60 m² (146.4 sq ft)
Empty weight: 440 kg (970 lb)
Gross weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
Fuel capacity: 150 litres (33 imp gal; 40 US gal), in three tanks, two of 55 litres (12 imp gal; 15 US gal) and one of 40 litres (8.8 imp gal; 11 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed metal

Performance

Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)
Stall speed: 88 km/h (55 mph; 48 kn)
Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)
Wing loading: 57.3 kg/m² (11.7 lb/sq ft)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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