The SITAR GY-110 Sher Khan[1] was a light aircraft designed in France in the late 1960s as a larger and more powerful version of designer Yves Gardan's Bagheera.[2][3][4] Like the Bagheera, it was to be a conventional low-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fully enclosed cabin.[2][3] However, although the Bagheera had seating for up to four people in 2+2 configuration,[2] the Sher Khan was to have a stretched fuselage[2] with full seating for four people.[2][3][4] The wingspan was also to be enlarged,[2] and unlike the Bagheera, whose tricycle undercarriage was fixed, the Sher Khan's was to be retractable.[2][4]
| GY-110 Sher Khan | |
|---|---|
| Role | Civil utility aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SITAR |
| Designer | Yves Gardan |
Power was to be supplied by engines in the 150-kW to 240-kW (200-hp to 300-hp) range.[4]
Specifications (as designed)
editData from Taylor 1971, p.78
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: three passengers
- Powerplant: 1 × piston engine , 150–240 kW (200–300 hp)
Notes
edit- ^ SITAR marketed three designs: the Bagheera, the Mowgli, and the Sher Khan. The GY-100 Bagheera was named after Bagheera, a character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857). Mowgli and Sher Khan are characters in the same book.
- ^ a b c d e f g Taylor 1971, p.78
- ^ a b c The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857
- ^ a b c d Taylor 1989, p.825
References
edit- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Taylor, John W.R. (1971). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.