The Didier Pti'tAvion ( en, Small Airplane) is a French

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that was designed and produced by Didier ULM of

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. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 40. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 135. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 75. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the

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microlight rules. It features a

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high-wing a two-seats-in- side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made predominantly from welded steel tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing, has an area of and it constructed using a welded steel tube lattice spar, aluminium tube ribs and a laminate leading edge. The standard engine is the Rotax 912UL

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powerplant. The cockpit is wide and is intended to accommodate "bulky crew". The aircraft comes with its own open-frame trailer for ground transport.

Specifications (Pti'tAvion)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.ptitavion.com/ 2000s French ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft