The 1909 Dufaux tractor biplane made many flights during 1909 and in 1910. Armand Dufaux flew almost 50 miles in 1 hr 18 mins over water the length of Lake Geneva (almost double the distance over water than Bleriot during his channel crossing)
Span: 27’3″
Length: 27’3″
Weight: 705 lbs
Speed: 30-37 mph
Built in Switzerland in 1909 by the Dufaux brothers. An ambitious concept for the time, the Tiltrotor was not successful.
In Switzerland, on 28 August 1910, Armand Dufaux flew 80 km over the Lake of Geneva in the aircraft built by his brother Henri and himself.
The Dufaux brothers of Switzerland built an unmanned 23 kg “proof-of-concept” scale model, powered by 3.1 hp motorcycle engine. It was flown as a kite in 1905 and led to a full-scale tilt-rotor machine that was tested in 1909.
A single-seat pleasure and agricultural ultralight (first flown 1994 and originally a homebuilt type; subsequent production in assembled form has ended)
Russia
Undertook manufacture and marketing of light and general- purpose aircraft designed by Typhoon Design Bureau, including Dubna-1 single-seat pleasure and agricultural ultralight (first flown 1994 and originally a homebuilt type; subsequent production in assembled form has ended), Dubna-2 two-seat variant of Dubna-1 (first flown 1996), Z-2 Selena, Z-6 Duet, 1-1 Bekas and Z-8 Stayer.
The Aerocruiser 2+2 has the same shape as the two seat version, with has identical dimensions but a redesigned cabin layout in which the rear bench seat folds back. The fuselage is fabric covered and the wings are all aluminium.
Aerocruiser 2+2
Engine: Lycoming O-360, 180 hp
Wing span: 9.75 m
Wing area: 16 sq.m
MAUW: 997 kg
Empty weight: 494 kg
Fuel capacity: 265 lt
Max speed: 260 kph
Cruise speed: 195 kph
Minimum speed: 65 kph
Climb rate: 5 m/s
Seats: 4
Fuel consumption: 38 lt/hr
Price (1998): Can$95,000
1998:
212, rue Lepage
JON 1HO St-Anne-des-Plaines
Canada
A 75% scale Fly Baby replica.
Engine: ½ VW, 48 hp.
HP range: 30-50.
Speed max: 75 mph.
Cruise: 60 mph.
Range: 150 sm.
Stall: 35 mph.
ROC: 650 fpm.
Take-off dist: 200 ft.
Landing dist: 400 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 5 USG.
Weight empty: 300 lbs.
Gross: 600 lbs.
Height: 4.75 ft.
Length: 16 ft.
Wing span: 27.5 ft.
Wing area: 121.5 sq.ft.
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: tail wheel.
1995-6: Duane Patrick, 226 Melton Rd, Liberty, SC 29657, USA.
