DART PUP RC PARASOL WING ULTRALIGHT MONOPLANE 1936 – LMA RAF COSFORD – 2017
THIS MODEL IS POWERED BY A 3W 80cc FLAT TWIN PETROL / GAS ENGINE,
Role – Single-seat ultralight monoplane
National origin – United Kingdom
Manufacturer – Zander and Weyl
Dart Aircraft
Designer – A.R. Weyl
First flight – 1936
Number built – 1
Crew: 1
Length: 19 ft 8½ in (6.01 m)
Wingspan: 29 ft 7½ in (9.03 m)
Wing area: 114 ft2 (10.59 m2)
Empty weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
Gross weight: 705 lb (320 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Ava 4A-00 flat-four piston engine, 27 hp (20 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h)
Cruise speed: 62 mph (100 km/h)
The Dart Pup (originally the Dunstable Dart) was a British single-seat ultralight monoplane designed and built by Zander and Weyl (later Dart Aircraft) at Dunstable,
The Pup was a single-seat parasol wing monoplane with an Ava flat-four pusher engine mounted on the wing trailing edge. The wings could be folded back for storage. The Pup registered G-AELR first flew in July 1936.
In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW) Bristol Cherub engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder. In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on take off.
