Aéro Services Guépard Guêpe
| Guêpe | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Aéro Services Guépard |
| Status | In production |
| Unit cost |
€21,700 (Rotax 582-powered version, 2011) |
The Aéro Services Guépard Guêpe (sometimes just called La Guêpe[1]) (English: Wasp), is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Aéro Services Guépard. The aircraft is supplied fully assembled.[2][3]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a V-strut-braced high-wing, a two seats in tandem open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[2][3]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with a single tube serving as the keel tube. A small cockpit fairing and windshield are optional. Its 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an aluminium structure with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke and the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant.[2][3]
Specifications (Guêpe)
Data from Bayerl[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed ground adjustable
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph; 86 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
- Stall speed: 45 km/h (28 mph; 24 kn)
- Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)
References
- ↑ La Guêpe, le retour aux sources !
- 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 14. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 14. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X