The Aéro Services Guépard Super Guépard SG 12 (English: ''Super

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'') is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by Aéro Services Guépard by of

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. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 14. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever single- strut-braced

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, a two-seats-in-

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enclosed cabin with doors, fixed

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and a single engine in

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. The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing with its wings made from

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sheet. Its span wing has an area of and flaps. The standard engine used is the

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four-stroke powerplant.

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design of the welded steel tube fuselage in a 2015 review as assuring "good protection for the crew".

Specifications (Super Guépard SG 12)

References

External links

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