The APM 20 Lionceau is a two-seat very light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation. Despite its classic appearance, it is entirely built from composite materials, especially carbon fibers.
| APM 20 Lionceau | |
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| Role | Civil utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Issoire Aviation |
| Designer | Philippe Moniot |
| First flight | 21 November 1995[1] |
| Status | In production |
| Variants | APM 30 Lion APM 40 Simba |
Designed by Philippe Moniot and certified in 1999 (see EASA CS-VLA), this very light (400 kg empty, 634 kg loaded) and economical (80 PS engine) aircraft is primarily intended to be used to learn to fly, but also to travel with a relatively high cruise speed (113 knots).
A three-seat version, the APM 30 Lion, was presented at the 2005 Paris Air Show.
Variants
editSpecifications
editData from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 pax
- Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 8.66 m (28 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 9.5 m2 (102 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 7.9
- Airfoil: NACA 63-418
- Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 620 kg (1,367 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 A2 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 59.6 kW (79.9 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Cruise speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Endurance: 4–5 hours
- Rate of climb: 3.4 m/s (670 ft/min)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Simpson, Rod; Longley, Peter; Swan, Robert (2022). The General Aviation Handbook. Air-Britain. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-85130-562-2.
- ^ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04 (94th ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. pp. 136–137. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
External links
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- APM 20 Lionceau official website(in French)
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