Beaujon Enduro
Beaujon Aircraft · United States · first flew 1978 · light aircraft
The Beaujon Enduro is a single-seat American high-wing, pusher-configuration ultralight aircraft. It was introduced in 1978 and remains available as plans from Beaujon Aircraft of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Open aluminium-tube fuselage with the engine behind the pilot in a pusher layout |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Strut-braced constant-chord high wing
- Open aluminium-tube fuselage with the engine behind the pilot in a pusher layout
- Tricycle gear with a tail skid just behind the cockpit and a nose skid
A single open seat on a tubular frame with a strut-braced wing and the engine behind and above the fuel tank. The aircraft sits on its tail skid when empty and on its nose skid when a pilot is seated.
Specifications
- The Beaujon Enduro has a length of 5.06 m (17 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.47 m (25 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 105 km/h (65 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The Enduro is an early ultralight design, developed before the United States ultralight category and its FAR 103 rules were finalised. With the originally specified 82 lb Briggs and Stratton lawn-mower engine of 16 hp it has an empty weight of 230 lb.
Variants
Beaujon supplies plans for the Enduro as part of a package that includes plans for eight ultralight craft and a 31-page manual.
Where you'll see it
The engine burns only 1 US gallon per hour, giving an endurance of 5 hours on the specified 5 US gallons of fuel, which gives the aircraft its name. The reviewer Andre Cliche calls Beaujon designs beautifully simple.
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