Centrair Pegase

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C101 Pegase
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General information
Type Standard Class sailplane
Manufacturer Centrair
Designer
Marc Ranjon
Number built~700

The Centrair C101 Pegase is a Standard Class single-seat glider manufactured by Centrair starting in 1981. The design uses the ASW 19 fuselage with a new wing designed by ONERA, [1] giving better performance than the German original.

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Models manufactured since 1990 as the Pegase 90 are equipped with a different cockpit interior: Shorter handles, smaller instrument panel and minor structural changes. The major difference between the Pegase 90 and previous models was the introduction of flight controls that automatically connect during rigging.

The aircraft structure is composed of laminated fibreglass and epoxy resin. The wing has a laminar flow airfoil with top surface air brakes.

Variants

Centrair 101 Pegase
Prototype Pegase with ASW19-derived fuselage with all-new wings.
C101
Fitted with fixed landing gear
C101A
Fitted with retractable landing gear
C101P
Fitted with fixed landing gear and fittings for optional winglets
C101AP
Fitted with retractable landing gear and fittings for optional winglets
C101B
Fitted with CFRP main spar allowing additional water ballast to be carried
C101D
Altered wing shape, increasing performance
C101BC
Altered wing shape and CFRP main spar

Specifications (Pégase D)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Chabbert, Bernard. "La Recherche". Gliding Research No. 14. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. London: Jane's Information Group. pp. 619–620. ISBN   0-7106-0867-5.

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