The prototype Libellule Dragonfly in translation made its first flight in May 1981, and on the 14 July (a national holiday in France), Bernard Broc flew from Paris to Avignon in almost 7 h, covering the 435 mile (700 km).
This first Libellule was a two axis machine using a Pterodactyl Fledgling wing and with a monobloc all flying horizontal tail surface, yaw control being by the use of tip rudders. This horizontal tail surface was joined to the fuselage by a tapered circular section polyester boom which reduced from 8 to 5 inch (20 to 13 cm). The fuselage formed an open cockpit with a large integral windshield, also of polyester. The landing gear was tricycle with a steerable nosewheel, main wheel suspension using glass fibre laminate.
In this form and assisted in its manufacture by Frangois Goethals and Bernard d’Otreppe, the Libellule was put on sale in a small way through Aviasud.
Bernard Broc’s Libellule Mkl went out of production at the end of 1982.
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