The JPM 03 Loiret is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Jean-Pierre Marie and produced by Avions Jean-Pierre Marie (JPM) of Le Mesnil-Esnard. The aircraft is a development of the JPM 01 Médoc and is supplied as plans for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 105. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 112. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The aircraft is named for the French community of

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

Design and development

The Loiret features a cantilever low wing, a two-seats-in-

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enclosed cockpit under a

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, fixed

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with

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and a single engine in

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. The aircraft is made from wood with its flying surfaces covered in doped

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. Its span wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The Loiret was designed specifically to use only the

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powerplant. The aircraft can be built with a single-piece wing or a three-piece folding wing. With the wings folded the resulting width is , permitting ground transport or storage.

Specifications (JPM 03 Loiret)

References

External links

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Official photos of the JPM 03 Loiret
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