Aerocruiser Plus | |
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Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Aviation Normand Dube |
Designer | Normand Dube |
Introduction | 1988 |
Status | In production (2015) |
Number built | one prototype |
Developed from | Norman Dube Aerocruiser |
The Normand Dube Aerocruiser Plus (also called the Aerocruiser 180) is a four-seat Canadian amateur-built aircraft, designed by Normand Dube and produced by Aviation Normand Dube of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. The aircraft is a development of the two-seat Norman Dube Aerocruiser. [1] [2]
The Aerocruiser Plus features a "V" strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed by doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1] [2]
The aircraft can be fitted with floats, wheels or skis. [1] [2]
The aircraft is made with a welded 4130 steel tubing fuselage and a riveted 2024 aluminum wing. Its 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing employs a NACA 4412 airfoil, has an area of 161 sq ft (15.0 m2) and mounts flaps. The cabin width is 39 in (99 cm). The engine used on the prototype is a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplant. [1] [2] [3]
Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "outback-friendly". [1] [2]
By March 2017, one example, the prototype had been registered with Transport Canada. [4]
Data from Bayerl, Tacke and the manufacturer [1] [2] [3]
General characteristics
Performance
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