Druine Turbulent

Druine Turbulent
D.31 Turbulent
Role Single-seat light aircraft
Designer Roger Druine
First flight 1950s
Unit cost £945 (1960)

The Druine D.31 Turbulent is a French single-seat ultralight Homebuilt aircraft designed by Roger Druine.[1]

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Development

The D.31 Turbulent was designed to be amateur-built and is a single-seat ultra-light aircraft with cantilever low-wing and fixed tailwheel landing gear. Designed to be powered by a 30hp (1200cc) Volkswagen or similar engine. Rollason Aircraft & Engines Limited produced 29 factory-built D.31 aircraft in the United Kingdom and three D.31A models with strengthened wing spar to allow aerobatics. Five Turbulents are operated by the Tiger Club in 2008. [2]

Variants

D.31
Standard home-built and factory built variant
D.31A
Factory-built aircraft certified for aerobatics, three built

Specifications (D.31)

Data from A.J.Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2, Putnam & Company, London, 1974, ISBN 370 10010 7

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft 4½ in (5.30 m)
  • Wingspan: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
  • Empty weight: 349 lb (158 kg)
  • Gross weight: 620 lb (281 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen, 30 hp (22 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h)
  • Rate of climb: 400 ft/min ( m/s)

References

  1. ^ Sport Aviation. December 1960. 
  2. ^ Tiger Club Druine Turbulent page Retrieved: 25 February 2008

Notes

Bibliography

  • A.J.Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2, Putnam & Company, London, 1974, ISBN 370 10010 7

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