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The Aviasud Mistral is a French two-seat
The Aviasud Mistral was designed by two Belgian engineers, Francois Goethals and Bernard d'Otreppe.
The prototype first flew in May 1985, and the aircraft entered production with AviaSud engineering in Fréjus,Lambert 1993, p.74. with the first production model having its maiden flight in February 1986. Aviasud has built more than 200 Mistrals, it has also been built by Ultraleger Industria Aeronáutica Ltda in Brasil.
The Mistral is a biplane of mixed wooden and composite construction, with forward swept wings, with the all-moving lower wings used as large
;Mistral
:Original version with 47 kW
(in Dutch) 1980s French ultralight aircraft Light-sport aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1985 Forward-swept-wing aircraft
ultralight
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
built by Aviasud Engineering
Aviasud Engineering was a French aviation company that specialized in composite lightweight aircraft.
From 1980, it produced:
*The 1983 Aviasud Sirocco
The Aviasud Sirocco is a single-seat ultralight available in kit or fully assembled form ...
. This plane is notable as it has forward swept wings and side-by-side seating. The lower wings are movable and are used as the roll control (wing leveler).
The aeroplane (along with the Sirocco
Sirocco ( ), scirocco, or, rarely, siroc (see below) is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season.
Names
''Sirocco'' derives from ...
) was taken over, and is still supported by, Aériane in 1989.
Design and development
The Aviasud Mistral was designed by two Belgian engineers, Francois Goethals and Bernard d'Otreppe.
The prototype first flew in May 1985, and the aircraft entered production with AviaSud engineering in Fréjus,Lambert 1993, p.74. with the first production model having its maiden flight in February 1986. Aviasud has built more than 200 Mistrals, it has also been built by Ultraleger Industria Aeronáutica Ltda in Brasil.
The Mistral is a biplane of mixed wooden and composite construction, with forward swept wings, with the all-moving lower wings used as large aileron
An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll (or movement around ...
s, and a conventional, all-moving tailplane
A tailplane, also known as a horizontal stabiliser, is a small lifting surface located on the tail (empennage) behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed-wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplane ...
. It has a fixed tricycle landing gear
Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or ''landing gear'', arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has a single nose wheel in the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle g ...
and a nose-mounted Rotax piston engine. The Mistral has an enclosed cockpit with two side-by-side seats forward of the wings.
On May 4, 1987, an Aviasud Mistral was flown to the geographic North Pole by Nicolas Hulot
Nicolas Jacques André Hulot (; born 30 April 1955) is a French journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, an environmental group established in 1990.
Hulot ran as a candida ...
, a world first for this type of aircraft.
Variants
;Mistral
:Original version with 47 kW Rotax 532
The Rotax 532 is a two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary valve engine, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive engine that was formerly manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG. It was designed for use on ultralight aircraft.Raisner, William: ''LEAF cat ...
engine.Taylor 1988, p.519.
;Mistral 503
:Low powered, economy version with 37 kW (50 hp) Rotax 503
The Rotax 503 is a , inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.Raisner, William: ''LEAF catlog'', pages 6-105. Leading Edge Airfoils, 1995.
As of 2011 the Rot ...
engine.Taylor 1988, p.520.
;AE 206 Mistral
:Basic version, powered by 48 kW (64 hp) Rotax 582
The Rotax 582 is a two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG. It is for use in non-certified aircraft operating ...
engine.Lambert 1993, p.75.
;AE 206 US
:"Ultra Silent" version with larger, lower geared propeller.
;AE 207 Mistral Twin
:Twin engined version for advertising and surveillance work, with additional, pusher Rotax 503 engine above wing. 30 built by 1999.Taylor 1999, p.414.
Specifications (AE 206)
References
;Notes ;Bibliography * Lambert, Mark (ed.). ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993-94''. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. . * Taylor, John W.R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89''. Jane's Defence Data, 1988. . * Taylor, Michael J.H. (ed.). ''Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000''. London:Brassey's, 1999. {{ISBN, 1-85753-245-7.(in Dutch) 1980s French ultralight aircraft Light-sport aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1985 Forward-swept-wing aircraft