Norman Dube Aerocruiser

Aerocruiser

Norman Dube Aerocruiser on straight skis
Role	Homebuilt utility monoplane
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	Aviation Normande Dube
Designer	Norman Dube
First flight	1985
Number built	100+ kits

Norman Dube Aerocruiser on wheel-skis

The Normand Dube Aerocruiser is a Canadian single-engined two-seat bushplane designed and built as kits for homebuilding by Norman Dube.^[1]^[2]

Design

The Aerocruiser is a high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear, the wheels can be quickly changed to skis if required. It has a welded steel tube fuselage and metal aluminium riveted wings and can take a variety of mainly Rotax piston engines.^[1]^[2]

Variants

Aerocruiser: Two-seat version with a gross weight of 1,232 lb (559 kg) powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine, for the Canadian advanced ultralight category.^[1]
Aerocruiser Plus: Four-seat version with a gross weight of 2,200 lb (998 kg) powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 engine.^[2]
Aerocruiser 450 Turbo: Six-seat version with a gross weight of 4,650 lb (2,109 kg) powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Lycoming TIGO-541 engine.^[2]

Specifications (Aerocruiser 912S)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Wingspan: 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 15 m² (160 sq ft)
Empty weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS horizontally-opposed, four-cylinder, piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
Cruising speed: 136 km/h (85 mph; 73 kn)
Minimum control speed: 52 km/h (32 mph; 28 kn)
Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005, p 141.
1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Bibliography

World Directory of Leisure Aviation. Ivy-sur-Seine, France: Editions Retine. 2005/2006. ISSN 1368-485X. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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