Peña Dahu

Dahu
Role	Amateur-built aircraft
National origin	France
Designer	Louis Peña
First flight	9 May 1996
Status	Plans available (2012)
Unit cost	€600 (plans only, 2011)

The Peña Dahu, named for the legendary French mountain animal, is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.^[1]

Design and development

The Dahu is intended for mountain flying, aero-towing gliders and touring. It features a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The Dahu is made from wood. Its 9 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 15 m² (160 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 120 to 200 hp (89 to 149 kW) and include the 160 hp (119 kW) Lycoming O-320, 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants. When equipped with a 120 hp (89 kW) engine the gross weight is limited to 900 kg (1,984 lb) instead of 1,200 kg (2,646 lb).^[1]

Specifications (Dahu)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers
Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 15 m² (160 sq ft)
Empty weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) 900 kg (1,984 lb) when equipped with a 120 hp (89 kW) engine
Fuel capacity: 200 litres (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed metal constant speed propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 310 km/h (193 mph; 167 kn)
Cruising speed: 230 km/h (143 mph; 124 kn)
Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
Wing loading: 80.0 kg/m² (16.4 lb/sq ft)

References

1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

External links

Official website

Peña aircraft

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