Aviasud Mistral

Aviasud Mistral

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type=Ultralight biplane
national origin=France
manufacturer=Aviasud Engineering
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first flight=1985
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The Aviasud Mistral is a French two-person ultralight biplane built by Aviasud Engineering. This plane is notable as it has forward swept wings and side-by-side seating. The lower wings are movable and are used as the rol (wing leveler).

Design and development

The Aviasud Mistral was designed by two Belgian engineers, Francois Goethals en Bernard d'Otreppe.The prototype first flew 1985 and the aircraft entered production with AviaSud engineering in Fréjus, the first production model had its maiden flight in April 1986. Aviasud has built more than 200 Mistrals it has also been built by Ultraleger Industria Aeronáutica Ltda in Brasil. The Mistral is a biplane with forward swept wings and a conventional tailplane. It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and a nose-mounted Rotax piston engine. The Mistral has an open cockpit with two side-by-side seats forward of the wings.

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References

http://avia-dejavu.net/MLAs2.htm (in Dutch)


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