The Platzer Motte ( en,
Moth) is a German
amateur-built aircraft
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designed by Michael Platzer and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.
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Design and development
The Motte features a
strut-braced
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
parasol wing configuration, single-seat open cockpit with a small windshield, fixed
conventional landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The aircraft uses the same wing design as the
Platzer Kiebitz biplane. The Motte's
fuselage is made from metal tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in
doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of supported by V-struts and
jury struts
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
. Engines used include the
Nissan 12P automotive engine from a
Nissan Micra, as well as the
Rotax 462 powerplant.
Pilot access can be difficult due to the proximity of the wing mounted close above the cockpit. Builders have solved this with a
trailing edge wing cut-out.
Operational history
The Motte was Platzer's first design, but his later two-seat
Kiebitz biplane has proven much more popular than the Motte with builders.
Specifications (Motte)
References
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