Peña Bilouis

Bilouis
Role Aerobatic amateur-built aircraft
National origin France
Designer Louis Peña
First flight 2 June 1991
Status Plans available (2012)
Unit cost
750 (plans only, 2011)
Developed from Peña Capeña

The Peña Bilouis is a French aerobatic amateur-built aircraft that was designed by the competitive aerobatic pilot Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The Bilouis is a development of the single-seat Peña Capeña and, like the Capeña, is also aerobatic. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The Bilouis is made from wood. Its 8 m (26.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10 m2 (110 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard recommended engines are the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.[1]

Specifications (Bilouis)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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