Lobet Ganagobie
| Ganagobie | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Willam and James Lobet |
| First flight | 1953 |
| Unit cost |
$800 in 1985[1] |
The Ganagobie (English: Big Fish) is a single place, parasol wing homebuilt aircraft that was built by Willam and James Lobet, first flying in 1953.[2]
Design and development
The first example was built in Lille, France using a 1930 Clerget engine, but was abandoned due to replacement engine availability after the first 23 hours of flight.[3] In 1955 an enlarged version was designed by Gorges Jacquemin, increasing the wing area from 70 to 90 sq ft (6.5 to 8.4 m2). Power was from a Poinsard engine. It was marketed as a plans-built homebuilt aircraft by Falconar Avia.[4]
The aircraft is a single place, strut-braced parasol winged design, with conventional landing gear. The all-wood fuselage with plywood covering has a diamond shaped cross-section. The dual wooden spar wings have aircraft fabric covering. A fuel tank is mounted in each wing root. The design can accommodate engines with as low an output as 16 hp (12 kW).
Variants
- Ganagobie Mousebird - an updated design developed for New Zealand regulations.[5]
Aircraft on display
A Nelson H-63-CP powered example of the Ganaboie, built by Haydon L Shafor in 1980, is on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[4]
Specifications (Ganagobie - Nelson powered)
Data from EAA
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2 m (6 ft)
- Wing area: 8.4 m2 (90 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23012
- Empty weight: 213 kg (470 lb)
- Gross weight: 322 kg (710 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nelson H-63C Two cylinder horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 36 kW (48 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 142 km/h; 76 kn (88 mph)
- Cruise speed: 129 km/h; 70 kn (80 mph)
References
- ↑ Paul Fillingham, Blanton. Basic Guide to Flying.
- ↑ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Georges Jacquemin (June 1961). "The Ganogobie". Sport Aviation.
- 1 2 "LOBET/SHAFOR GANAGOBIE – N60G". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ Sport Aviation: 10. June 1986. Missing or empty
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