The Jodel D.11 is a French two-seat monoplane designed and developed by Société Avions Jodel in response to a French government request for a low-wing aircraft for use by the nation's many emerging flying clubs.
| D.11 | |
|---|---|
 SAN Jodel D.117 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Trainer/tourer |
| Manufacturer | Jodel and others |
| Designer | |
| Number built | more than 3,000 |
| History | |
| First flight | 4 April 1950 |
| Developed from | Jodel D9 |
| Variants | Falconar F11 Sporty |
More than 3,000 examples have been built and flown.[1]
History
editDesigners Édouard Joly and Jean Délémontez based the design on two of their earlier projects; they combined the wing of the projected D.10 with a lengthened and widened version of the D.9 fuselage. The first example flew on 4 April 1950. Of conventional tailwheel configuration, the D11 featured a fixed, spatted undercarriage, and accommodated pilot and passenger side-by-side. The wing panels outboard of the landing gear struts had a marked dihedral. Various powerplants were installed, typically Salmson 9, Continental O-170 or Continental O-200. The aircraft uses all-wood construction with a single piece box-spar.[2]
D.11s were licence-built by a number of manufacturers in Europe and elsewhere, including Wassmer, Aero-Difusión, and Falconar Avia. Many examples were also home-built with plans provided by Falconar.[3]
Variants
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- D.11
- original version with a 55 hp Salmson 9Adb engine.
- D.111
- D.11 with a 75 hp (56 kW) Minié 4.DC.32 engine, built by Jodel.
- D.112
- D.11 with a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 engine, built by Jodel, Wassmer (Société Wassmer), SAN (Société Aéronautique Normande), Valledeau, Denize and amateur constructors. Amateur-built versions can be powered by engines from 65 to 120 hp (48 to 89 kW). The 90 hp (67 kW) Continental C90 has been used.[1][4]
- D.112A
- D.112D
- D.112V
- D.113
- D.11 with a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200-A engine, amateur-built.
- D.114
- D.11 with a 70 hp (52 kW) Minié 4.DA.28 engine, amateur-built.
- D.115
- D.11 with a 75 hp (56 kW) Mathis 4G-F-60 engine, amateur-built.
- D.116
- D.11 with a 60 hp (45 kW) Salmson 9ADr engine, amateur-built.
- D.117
- SAN built D.11, named Grande Tourisme,[5] 223 built, powerplant 90 hp (67 kW) Continental C90 engine and revised electrics
- D.117A - Alpavia built D.117
- D118
- D11 with a 60 hp (45 kW) Walter Mikron II engine, amateur-built.
- D119
- amateur-built D.117
- D.119D
- D.119DA
- D.119V
- D.119D
- D.120
- Wassmer built D.117 named the Paris-Nice,[5] 337 built, powerplant Continental C90.
- D.120A - (with airbrakes)
- D.120R - ((Remorqueur) Glider Tug)
- D.120AR - (Glider Tug with airbrakes)
- D.121
- D.11 with a 75 hp (56 kW) Continental A75 engine, amateur-built.
- D.122
- D.11 with a 75 hp (56 kW) Praga engine, amateur-built.
- D.123
- D.11 with an 85 hp (63 kW) Salmson 5Ap.01 engine, amateur-built.
- D.124
- D.11 with an 80 hp (60 kW) Salmson 5Aq.01 engine, amateur-built.
- D.125
- D.11 with a 90 hp (67 kW) Kaiser engine, amateur-built.
- D.126
- D.11 with an 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C85 engine, amateur-built.
- EAC D.127
- D.112 with a sliding canopy and DR.100 undercarriage; (EAC - Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques et Commerciales).[6]
- EAC D.128
- D.119 with a sliding canopy and DR.100 undercarriage; (EAC - Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques et Commerciales).[6]
- D.11 Spécial
- Falconar F11
- Canadian homebuilt derivative design[7]
- Uetz U2-MFGZ
- Uetz U2V
- Straight winged D119 built in Switzerland by Walter Uetz Flugzeugbau
- Aero Difusión D-11 Compostela
- Aero Difusión D-112 Popuplane
- license-built D.112 by Aero-Difusión of Spain.[8]
- Aero Difusión D-119 Popuplane
- license-built D.119 by Aero-Difusión.[8]
- Aero Difusión D-1190S Compostela
- 68 built
- Blenet RB.01 Jozé
- Derivatives of the D.112 designed by Roger Blenet Powered by Continental A65-8F engines, two known
Specifications (D.117 with Continental C90-14F engine)
editData from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59 [9]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger or student pilot
- Length: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 8.22 m (27 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 12.7 m2 (137 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23013.5[10]
- Empty weight: 345 kg (761 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 116 L (30.6 US gal; 25.5 imp gal) in two tanks
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90-14F 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 71 kW (95 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Merville or Légère fixed-pitch propeller with spinner
Performance
- Maximum speed: 207 km/h (129 mph, 112 kn)
- Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
- Stall speed: 50 km/h (31 mph, 27 kn)
- Range: 1,170 km (730 mi, 630 nmi) in still air at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) with 30 minutes reserve
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
- Take-off run: 120 m (390 ft)
- Landing run: 130 m (430 ft)
See also
editAircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
edit- ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 99. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "What kind of airplane would you build?". Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 45. Winter 1969.
- ^ "Ceasarian Jodel". Sport Aviation. January 1971.
- ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b Jackson 1974, p. 372
- ^ a b Gaillard, Pierre (1990). Les Avions Francaisde 1944 a 1964. Paris: Editions EPA. ISBN 2-85120-350-9.
- ^ Air Trails: 8. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Taylor 1961, p. 126.
- ^ Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1957). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 165.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Taylor, John W. R. (1961). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company.
- Taylor, Michael (ed.) (1989) Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 27
- Teijgeler, Hans, Jodel.com
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 (Volume 3). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-818-6.
External links
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