Dart Pup

Pup
Role	Single-seat ultralight monoplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Zander and Weyl Dart Aircraft
Designer	A.R. Weyl
First flight	1936
Number built	1

The Dart Pup (originally the Dunstable Dart) was a British single-seat ultralight monoplane designed and built by Zander and Weyl (later Dart Aircraft) at Dunstable, Bedfordshire.^[1]

Development

The Pup was a single-seat parasol wing monoplane with an Ava flat-four pusher engine mounted on the wing trailing edge. The wings could be folded back for storage. The Pup registered G-AELR first flew in July 1936.^[2]

In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW) Bristol Cherub engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder.^[1] In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on take off.^[3]

Specifications (Ava-powered)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 19 ft 8½ in (6.01 m)
• Wingspan: 29 ft 7½ in (9.03 m)
• Wing area: 114 ft² (10.59 m²)
• Empty weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
• Gross weight: 705 lb (320 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ava 4a-00 flat-four piston engine, 27 hp (20 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 62 mph (100 km/h)

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Orbis 1985, p. 1313
2. ^ "Registration G-AELR". United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AELR.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
3. ^ Jackson 1973, p. 298

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. pp. 382. ISBN 0 370 10010 7.