The Normand Dube Aerocruiser is a Canadian single-engined, two-seat bushplane designed by Normand Dube and supplied as a kit for homebuilding by Aviation Normand Dube of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 99. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The Aerocruiser 912 is a high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear, the wheels can be quickly changed to skis if required. It has a welded steel tube fuselage and metal aluminium riveted wings and can take a variety of mainly Rotax piston engines. The aircraft has a gross weight of and is powered by a Rotax 912ULS engine, for the Canadian advanced ultralight category. The design has been developed into Aerocruiser Plus, a four-seat version with a gross weight of powered by a Lycoming O-360 engine and the Aerocruiser 450 Turbo, a six-seat version with a gross weight of powered by a Lycoming TIGO-541 engine.

Operational history

By March 2017, 56 examples had been registered with Transport Canada and one in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Specifications (Aerocruiser 912S)

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* {{Uncertified aircraft developed in Canada 1980s Canadian ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Aerocruiser