The APM 20 Lionceau is a two-seat very light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer
Issoire Aviation
Issoire Aviation, established in Issoire, France, 30 km (19 mi) from Clermont-Ferrand, is an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1978 to take on the work of Wassmer Aviation. It was rebuilt by Philippe Moniot in 1995 and is today a subsid ...
.
Despite its classic appearance, it is entirely built from
composite materials, especially
carbon fibers.
Designed by
Philippe Moniot Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to:
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and certified in 1999 (see
EASA CS-VLA
EASA CS-VLA is the European Aviation Safety Agency Certification Specification for Very Light Aircraft.
The Very Light Aircraft (VLA) aircraft certification category introduced in 2003 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is intended to ...
), this very light (400 kg empty, 634 kg loaded) and economical (80 PS engine) aircraft is primarily intended to be used to learn to fly, but also to travel with a relatively high cruise speed (113 knots).
A three-seat version, the
APM 30 Lion, was presented at the 2005
Paris Air Show.
Variants
;APM 20 Lionceau:Three prototypes and 21 production aircraft (with larger tail)
;APM 21 Lion:Prototype APM 20 fitted with winglets and a Rotax 912 ULS engine
;APM 22 Liondo UAV:Experimental uncrewed variant
Specifications
References
External links
APM 20 Lionceau official website
Low-wing aircraft
1990s French civil utility aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1995
APM20
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