Gardan GY-120
Gardan · France · first flew 1984 · light aircraft
The Gardan GY-120 was a single-engine, parasol-wing ultralight seating two in tandem, designed and built in France in the 1980s. It did not go into production.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tailplane mounted at the top of the fuselage with a rudder reaching down between the elevators |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol wing, unswept and of constant chord, braced by inverted V-form struts
- Two seats in tandem below the wing in a continuous open cockpit
- Tailplane mounted at the top of the fuselage with a rudder reaching down between the elevators
It has an aluminium alloy tube structure, a parasol wing with half-span ailerons and a fixed conventional undercarriage. The fuselage is flat sided.
Specifications
- The Gardan GY-120 has a length of 5.8 m (19 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 120 km/h (75 mph).
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History
Design work on Yves Gardan's first ultralight began in June 1982. The prototype appeared, unflown, at the Paris Air Show of 1983 and flew for the first time on 27 April 1984.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built. It was powered by a 40 hp Hirth 270 two-stroke engine, though it was designed to accept engines of 35 to 60 hp.
Where you'll see it
The only GY-120 built did not lead to production.
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