SAN Jodel DR1050 (G-AZNF) Light Private aircraft at Inverness Scotland. SCO 10,021.
The Jodel DR 100 series came into being after Pierre Robin, a flying instructor at the time, wanted to build a 3 seater version of the D11. He bought the D10 wing from Delemontez for the price of the wood alone and started building what became known as the Jodel-Robin. Delemontez had some reservations, but backed Robin up by doing a number of calculations for him. The plane was finished and flown by Robin. At that time, Robin and Delemontez decided to join forces to see if they could create a marketable version of the Jodel-Robin. For several reasons, the Jodel-Robin could not be certified, so Delemontez ended up designing a completely new aircraft. This aircraft was to be produced by Robin, who had decided to found a company for this purpose, called Centre Est Aeronautique (CEA). The DR1050 features a cantilever low-wing, a three seat enclosed cockpit, fixed, tailwheel conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration. The later DR1050M Sicile, manufactured by Centre-Est Aeronautique, featured a swept fixed fin with separate rudder in place of the earlier straight fin/rudder. This design was further developed as the DR200/220/250 series and subsequently as the Avions Pierre Robin DR400 series (see Robin Aircraft). The aircraft is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its m ( ft) span wing employs a NACA 23012 airfoil and has an area of m2 ( sq ft). The standard engine used is the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 four-stroke powerplant.
Size: 6004px × 4076px
Location: Inverness Dalcross Airport, Highland Region, Scotland. UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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