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Pena Bilouis Dahu

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Peña Dahu

The Peña Dahu, named for the legendary French mountain animal, is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.

First flown on 9 May 1996, the Dahu is intended for mountain flying, aero-towing gliders and touring. It features a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

Peña Dahu

The Dahu is made from wood. Its 9 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 15 sq.m (160 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 120 to 200 hp (89 to 149 kW) and include the 160 hp (119 kW) Lycoming O-320, 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants. When equipped with a 120 hp (89 kW) engine the gross weight is limited to 900 kg (1,984 lb) instead of 1,200 kg (2,646 lb).

Peña Dahu

Plans were available in 2012, the 2011 price was €600.

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Engine: 1 × Lycoming O-360, 130 kW (180 hp)
Propeller: 2-bladed metal constant speed propeller
Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 15 sq.m (160 sq ft)
Empty weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
Fuel capacity: 200 litres (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
Maximum speed: 310 km/h (193 mph; 167 kn)
Cruising speed: 230 km/h (143 mph; 124 kn)
Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
Wing loading: 80.0 kg/m2 (16.4 lb/sq ft)
Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers

Engine: 120 hp (89 kW)
Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 15 sq.m (160 sq ft)
Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) 900 kg (1,984 lb)
Fuel capacity: 200 litres (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers

Engine: Lycoming O-360, 180 hp
Wing span: 8.6 m
Wing area: 16.1 sq.m
MAUW: 1200 kg
Empty weight: 560 kg
Cruise speed: 200 kph
Seats: 4
Plan price (1998): 4000 F

Pegasus Aviation (NZ) PAL 95

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The Pegasus PAL 95 is a twin cylinder, horizontally-opposed four stroke aircraft engine that was developed by Pegasus Aviation (NZ) Ltd of New Zealand for use in ultralight aircraft circa1999. The engine is no longer available.

Designed to fill a similar market segment as the similar configuration and output HKS 700E, the PAL 95 produces 65 hp (48 kW) at 5200 rpm.

The PAL 95 has a computer-controlled engine management system that controls both the fuel injection system and the ignition timing, giving automatic altitude-compensated mixture control. The pistons are forged and ceramic coated. The intake valves are made from nickel-steel and the exhaust valves from stainless steel. The engine was supplied with an electric starter and an exhaust system by the factory as standard equipment.

Speed reduction is via a standard twin cog-belt system, with harmonic dampening on the crankshaft pulley. The initial TBO was estimated by the manufacturer as 1500 hours.

A major application was the American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254 and the unit cost was US$6450 in 2001.

PAL 95
Type: Twin-cylinder, four stroke aircraft engine
Displacement: 924 cc (56.4 cu in)
Dry weight: 137 lb (62 kg)
Fuel system: fuel injection
Reduction gear: dual parallel cog belts with harmonic dampening
Power output: 65 hp (48 kW) at 5200 rpm
Fuel consumption: 3.12 US gallons per hr (11.8 l/hr)

Pegasus Aviation Quantum

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Quantum Sport

Conceived as a modular aircraft, the Quantum came in various forms from fairly simple to very slick. The Quantum came with the Rotax 462 or 582, and Q2 wing.

The top of the range Quantum 912 is structurally essentially the same as the Quantum Sport, complete with articulated monopole, fairings and under seat storage bins.

Quantum 912

Quantum Sport
Empty weight: 185 kg
Wing span: 10.35 m
Wing area: 15.60 sq.m
Fuel capacity: 49 lt
Certification: BCAR S
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
MAUW: 390 kg
Seats: 2
Max speed: 125 kph
Cruise speed: 100 kph
Minimum speed: 42 kph
Climb rate: 2.75 m/s
Fuel consumption: 8.7 lt/hr
Price (1998): £14,565

Quantum 912
Empty weight: 195 kg
Wing span: 10.35 m
Wing area: 15.60 sq.m
Fuel capacity: 42 lt
Certification: BCAR S
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp
MAUW: 930 kg
Seats: 2
Max speed: 130 kph
Cruise speed: 100 kph
Minimum speed: 42 kph
Climb rate: 3.4 m/s
Fuel consumption: 10 lt/hr
Price (1998): £20,499

Pegasus Aviation Chaser

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Chaser S

Conceived around 1988, the Chaser S was available with Rotax 447 or 503.

Chaser S
Empty weight: 100 kg
Wing span: 8.1 m
Wing area: 10 sq.m
Fuel capacity: 23 lt
Certification: BCAR S
Engine: Rotax 447, 42 hp
MAUW: 220 kg
Seats: 1
Max speed: 148 kph
Cruise speed: 100 kph
Minimum speed: 55 kph
Climb rate: 5.5 m/s
Fuel consumption: 7 lt/hr
Price (1998): £8,295

Pegasus Aviation Quik

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The QUIK is a light handling small wing with a hands off trim speed in excess of 80 mph, and a level speed of 100 mph making distance touring a reality and ground handling simplicity itself. The Quantum’s 409 kg MAUW is retained, but the payload has increased due to the aircraft’s lighter weight. The Quik has larger seating, more rearward headroom for the passenger and more wind protection compared to the Quantum.

Quik
Stall: 32 kt / 37 mph / 60 kmh
Cruise: 87 kt / 100 mph / 161 kmh
VNE: 100 kt / 115 mph / 185 kmh
Empty Weight: 209 kg / 461 lbs
MTOW Weight: 409 kg / 902 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1200 ft/min / 6 m/s
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 680 ft / 206 m

Pegasus Aviation AX2000 / AX3

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Publicly owned Pegasus Aviation bought the rights to the French edition of a highly modified Weedhopper. Some of these alterations were completed to bring the machine to a contemporary description. Others were done srictly to meet the demands of British certification under BCAR-S.

The AX2000 (previously known as the AX-3, for 3 axis) is now a fully enclosed, conventional three axis machine.

H-Power introduced the AX2000 to the US at Oshkosh 1997.

In 1998 the Rotax 582 powered version cost £17,619.

Engine: HKS 700, 60 hp
Wing span: 10.3 m
Wing area: 15.6 sq.m
MAUW: 390 kg
Empty weight: 202 kg
Fuel capacity: 64 lt
Max speed: 145 kph
Cruise speed: 105 kph
Minimum speed: 50 kph
Climb rate: 3 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 7.5 lt/hr
Certification: BCAR S

Pegasus Aviation

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UK
Markets the AX2000 two-seat very light monoplane and several flex-wing microlights as the single-seat Chaser- S, two-seat Quantum Sport and Supersport, two-seat Quantum LITE Basic 503TC and two-seat Quasar.
Publicly owned Pegasus Aviation bought the rights to the French edition of a highly modified Weedhopper.

1998:
Elm Tree Park
Manton
SN8 1PS Marlborough
United Kingdom