TYPE: Side-by-side ultralight/kitbuilt.

PROGRAMME: Prototype unveiled at 1992 RSA Rally at Moulins. Named for a fish of the genus Characidae.

CUSTOMERS: At least 10 on French ultralight register by December 2001.

COSTS: Kit, with Rotax 912 UL engine, €15,000; flyaway €31,500 (2001).

DESIGN FEATURES: High wing with single bracing strut on each side; strut-braced tailplane. Wing section NACA 23012. Quoted build time 150 to 250 hours.

FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual. Three-position plain flaps, deflections 0, 15 and 45°.

STRUCTURE: Steel tube fuselage with Dacron covering; composites wing; light alloy ailerons and flaps.

LANDING GEAR: Non-retractable tailwheel type with bungee cord suspension on main units.

POWER PLANT: One 53.7 kW (72 hp) Humbert-Volkswagen HW 2000 or 59.6 kW (79.9 hp) Rotax 912 UL flat-four, driving a two-blade composites propeller. Other options available, including JPX engine. Fuel in two wing tanks, combined capacity 60 litres (15.9 US gallons; 13.2 Imp gallons).

DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:

• Wing span: 10.10 m (33 ft 1¾ in)
• Length overall: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
• Height overall: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
• Propeller diameter: 1.71 m (5 ft 7¼ in)

AREAS:

• Wing, gross: 15.70 m² (169.0 sq ft)

WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS:

• Weight empty: 260 kg (573 lb)
• Max T-O weight: 450 kg (992 lb)

PERFORMANCE (Rotax 912 UL)

• Max level speed: 105 kt (194 km/h; 121 mph)
• Cruising speed at 75% power at 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 101 kt (187 km/h; 116 mph)
• Stalling speed, flaps down: 27 kt (50 km/h; 32 mph)
• Max rate of climb at S/L: 302 m (990 ft)/min
• T-O run: 50-80 m (164-262 ft)
• g limits: +6/-3

The article appears in the following publication:
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd. 2004. ISBN: 0-7106-2614-2