Dart Pup

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Pup
Dart Pup photo Le Pontentiel Aerien Mondial 1936.jpg
RoleSingle-seat ultralight monoplane
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Zander and Weyl
Dart Aircraft
DesignerA.R. Weyl
First flight1936
Number built1

The Dart Pup (originally the Dunstable Dart) was a British single-seat ultralight monoplane designed and built by Zander and Weyl (later Dart Aircraft) at Dunstable, Bedfordshire. [1]

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Development

The Pup was a single-seat parasol wing monoplane with an Ava flat-four pusher engine mounted on the wing trailing edge. The wings could be folded back for storage. The Pup registered G-AELR first flew in July 1936. [2]

In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW) Bristol Cherub engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder. [1] In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on takeoff. [3]

Specifications (Ava-powered)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Orbis 1985 , p. 1313
  2. "Registration G-AELR" (PDF). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. Jackson 1973 , p. 298

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