The sole DM-165 at Meaux-Esbly airfield near Paris in June 1969
The DM-165 was a French tandem two-seat low-wing monoplane designed by Michel Dalotel. Powered by a 165 hp (121 kW) Continental IO-346A flat-four piston engine. It had a tailwheel and retractable landing gear which folded inwards. Dalotel was assisted by Société Poulet in the construction of the prototype, registered F-PPZE, which was first flown in April 1969. The aircraft was successfully tested during 1970 but despite efforts to market the aircraft none were ordered. Only the prototype was built.
The aircraft was based at Meaux-Esbly airfield, to the west of Paris, for several years and was then sold to a pilot owner in the United Kingdom and registered G-BILA.
The aircraft had a forced landing in a cornfield due to fuel management issues in about 1983. The aircraft was damaged in the accident and flipped over onto its back, significantly damaging the RH wing, and doing minor damage to the LH wing, fuselage, cowl, and tail section.
The aircraft was put into storage for years and was subsequently sold to a gentleman in the US (Idaho) who imported the remains for rebuild and restoration. After some work was done on it, it was sold to a gentleman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where it is currently being restored.
Dalotel DM-165 Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-346A, 121 kW (165 hp) Wingspan: 8.40 m (27 ft 6.75 in) Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9.25 in) Wing area: 12.30 m2 (132.40 sq ft) Length: 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in) Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph, 162 kn) Crew: two
The Wolfgang Dallach Company collapsed and on 1 August 2008 DG Aircraft GmbH took over support of the Dallach “Fascination”, “Evolution”, “Sunwheel” and all derivatives.
A side-by-side two-seat, cantilever high-wing monoplane of composite structure. Wing with slotted flaps, fixed or retractable tricycle undercarriage.
The E100 Evolution was later produced by Jaroslav Sedláček UL-JIH.
Stall: 35 kt / 40 mph / 64 kmh Cruise: 146 kt / 168 mph / 270 kmh VNE: 162 kt / 186 mph / 300 kmh Empty Weight: 270 kg / 595 lbs MTOW Weight: 472 kg / 1041 lbs Climb Ratio: 1200 ft/min / 6,5 m/s Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 330 ft / 100 m Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 330 ft / 100 m
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp Wing span: 9.4 m Wing area: 11.2 sq.m MAUW: 450 kg Empty weight: 280 kg Max speed: 250 kph Cruise speed: 230 kph Minimum speed: 65 kph Climb rate: 5 m/s Seats: 2
Jaroslav Sedláček UL-JIH E100 Evolution Engine: Rotax 912UL (ULS) Propeller: ground-adjustable DUC, or variable-pitch Woodcomp SR 3000/2W Span: 9,12 m Length: 6,9 m Wing area: 11 sq.m Weight: 294 kg Cruising speed: 243 km/h
The Fascination was marketed by WD Flugzeugleichtbau of Heubach, Germany as the Dallach D.4 Fascination. This was an aircraft of mixed construction, including wood, composites and steel components with fabric covering. It first flew in 1996. An all-composites version, the Dallach D.4 BK Fascination was flown in 1999.
The Fascination has a spaceframe fuselage and composite wings covered in Dacron. It is equipped with a retractable undercarriage, wing flaps and a variable pitch prop. It is powered by a Rotax 912 UL or Rotax 912 ULS engine. Price 2009: 84000 EURO
The Fascination F100 is an advanced version of the ultralight/VLA airplane which was based on the all composite VLA layout of the Fascination (D4BK) by Wolfgang Dallach. During and after his collaboration with Wolfgang Dallach, Jaroslav Sedláĉek from UL-Jih in the Czech Republic made own contributions to the design which finally led to the UL-Jih F-100.
Fascination D-4B
The Wolfgang Dallach Company collapsed and on 1 August 2008 DG Aircraft GmbH took over support of the Dallach “Fascination”, “Evolution”, “Sunwheel” and all derivatives.
The Czech Kaplice company UL-Jih successfully completed testing the Fascination F100. On December 12, 2007, the craft was weighed in the presence of the LAA’s chief inspector, the German engineer Otto Bartsch, and a representative of the French company J.F. Boudet. The aircraft, together with adjustable propeller and retractable landing gear in operational mode, weighed 294 kg. The hull also passed the stress test with an overall burden of 3265 kg. In July of 2007 the wings were subjected to a fracture test with a 2100 kg load. In 2008 the aircraft will be ready for the French and German market. 2009 Price: 62500 EURO
Fascination F100
UL-Jih fabricated the Fascination F100 models and claimed sole production and marketing rights both to the D.4 and D.5 when WD Flugzeugliechtbau ceased trading in 2005, though those rights are challenged by Swiss Light Aircraft AG, who build their own versions.
The later Fascinations are all-composite aircraft, with a low wing of trapezoidal planform. The ailerons have external balance trim tabs and sealed nosegaps. Inboard, there are electrically operated Fowler flaps. The fuselage becomes slender towards the tail, where the trapezoidal tailplane is set at mid-height, the elevators having a small cutout for rudder movement. The fin is swept but the rudder has vertical edges; it extends to the bottom of the fuselage. The cockpit seats two in side-by-side configuration under a one-piece bubble canopy, lever hinged from the rear; behind the seat backs there is luggage space. Until 2008, all Fascinations had a retractable tricycle undercarriage. The main wheels, mounted from the fuselage on cantilever spring legs, retract electrically outward into the wing and the nosewheel retracts rearwards. The fixed wheel option has wheel fairings. The main wheels have brakes and the nosewheel power steering. A Stratos Magnum 501 ballistic recovery parachute is fitted.
The Fascination has been marketed both complete and in kit form. More than 200 had been sold by 2006 and 183 appeared on the mid-2010 civil registers of European countries, excluding Russia. The price in 2017 was €89.380 for the F100.
It was reported that Fascination-airplanes (various versions) were flying in countries as remote as Brazil, Australia, and the Philippines.
A tandem two seat biplane capale of aerobatics, the Sunwheel has a welded steel spaceframe fuselage while the wings have spars of argon-welded dural tube. The retro style biplane tail-dragger has dual controls and powered with a Rotax 912 UL four stroke engine. The wing spars are aluminum tubes with PU ribs covered with fabric. The ailerons are fitted on both upper and lower wings.
W.D. Flugzeugleichtbau GmbH marketed in completed and kit forms the Dallach D.3 Sunwheel tandem two-seat biplane.
The Wolfgang Dallach Company collapsed and on 1 August 2008 DG Aircraft GmbH took over support of the Dallach “Fascination”, “Evolution”, “Sunwheel” and all derivatives.
Sedláček UL-JIH Sunwheel UL Engine: Rotax 912 UL Span: 7 m Length: 6,1 m Wing area: 16 sq.m Empty weight: 251 kg MTOW: 400 kg Stall speed: 50 km/h Cruising speed: 130 km/h
The Sunrise II was the first UL-aeroplane designed and built by Wolfgang Dallach, the prototype first flying in 1986. About 40 Sunrise II were built by Wolfgang Dallach Flugzeugbau and delivered complete or as a building package before production ended in 1991; the airframe remaining in production as the basis for the Sunwheel biplane. Originally powered by a 40 hp, 2 cylinder 4-stroke Lemon-Visas engine, most of the Sunrise UL aeroplanes have modified or replacement heavier engine.
The D1 Diabolo by Wolfgang Dallach basically consist of a simple tube construction. The engine is attached to a welded steel mount and is equipped with a Christians inverted oil supply system. The propeller is a hydraulically adjustable 3-blade wood propeller (Constantspeed) from Hoffmann. It consists of multiple glued wood. The front edge of the propeller is provided with a steel guard.
The fuel tank contains 90 liters, with 85 liters useable. It is located in the fuselage between the cabin and the firewall and consists of 2 compartments, with the lower compartment equipped with a pendulum for fuel supply in inverted flight. In normal flight, this compartment runs full again. Indefinite inverted flight is not possible due to the small size of the aerobatic compartment of only 5 liters.
For starting and generating the fuel pressure in normal situations, the Diabolo is equipped with a mechanical fuel pump.
Engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 – D4-B5, 260 hp at 2,700 rpm Propeller: Hoffmann HO-V123K-V / 200AH 3-blade Propeller diameter: 2,00 m Weight: 700 kg Max speed: 228 mph Stall: 65 mph TO roll: 130 m TO to 15m: 360 m Landing roll: 230 m Landing from 15m: 480 m ROC: 12.7 m/s / 2,500 fpm Ceiling: 20,000 ft
DEKO-5 was designed by Polish aeronautical engineers: Marek Debski, Krzysztof Kotlinski, Type: Side-by-side ultra-light, training and observation aircraft – ideal for recreational flyer. First flight, June 1996 Design Features: Pod-and-boom fuselage. Wings braced by V-type struts. Structure: Wing and elevator are made of aluminum tubes and dacron (or ceconite) soft skin. Fuselage structure is construction, as space truss of aluminum tubes with composite joints (Polish Patent). Tail boom is made of two aluminum tubes. Cockpit canopy is made of glassfibre laminate and organic glass. The open cabin offers a very good view. The DEKO-5 is designed to a +4g / -2g load limit Power Plant: One Rotax 582 (65 hp, electric start and brakes), piston engine with reductor gear 2.58. Propeller: Junkers three-blade, carbon fibre, ground-adjustable pitch propeller. System: Ballistic parachute recovery system
Engine: One Rotax 582 (65 hp, electric start) Reduction gear: 2.58. Propeller: Junkers three-blade, carbon fibre, ground-adjustable pitch Stall: 32 kt / 37 mph / 60 kmh Cruise: 57 kt / 65 mph / 105 kmh VNE: 86 kt / 99 mph / 160 kmh Empty Weight: 250 kg / 551 lbs MTOW Weight: 450 kg / 992 lbs Climb Ratio: 600 ft/min / 3 m/s Glide Ratio: 6:1 Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 590 ft / 180 m Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 460 ft / 140 m
The 1909 Daimler Lutskoy No. 1 monoplane was the largest aircraft built and flown in 1909. Designed by B. G. Lutskoy (Russian) and built by Daimler (Germany) it featured one nose propeller driven by one engine and two wing-mounted propellers driven by another engine.
