- Avions Robin
Avions Robin was a French manufacturer of light
aeroplanes . It was previously known as "Avions Pierre Robin" and "Centre Est Aeronautique". The company was bought byApex Aircraft in 1988.Avions Pierre Robin was formed by
Pierre Robin andJean Délémontez , the principal designer ofJodel aircraft, in October 1957 as Centre Est Aeronautique. It began manufacturing aircraft at Dijon-Darois.The first aircraft was designed by Robin and Délémontez. It was based on the D10, a four seater designed by
Édouard Joly and Délémontez at Jodel that was shelved when work on theJodel D11 became more urgent. In collaboration with Robin it became the 'Jodel Robin'. It later became the DR100 model (Jodel's models all had D followed by a number). Robin and Délémontez continued to upgrade the design between 1957 and 1972.The DR100 range was succeeded by the DR200 range.
The
Robin DR400 first flew in 1972 and is still in production in 2006. It has a tricycle undercarriage, and can carry 4 people. The DR aircraft have the 'cranked wing' configuration, in which thedihedral angle of the outer wing is much greater than the inboard, a configuration which they share with Jodel aircraft. The best known today is the popular DR400, which is a wooden sport monoplane, conceived byPierre Robin andJean Délémontez .The
Robin HR200 had a different designer, Chris Heintz [http://www.zenithair.com/c-heintz.html] , and is fully metallic unlike the wooden DR series. It is a light aerobatic aircraft aimed at flight training. TheRobin R2000 series was developed from the HR200 and is now (2006 ) produced byAlpha Aviation .Avions Robin was acquired by "
Apex Aircraft " of France in 1988. The range of Robin DR400 aircraft continues to be manufactured at Dijon-Darois. Since 2004 the Robin R2000 range of aircraft is manufactured inHamilton, New Zealand by Alpha Aviation as theAlpha 2000 .Robin aircraft
*Robin Aiglon
*Robin R2000
*Robin R3000
*Robin ATL
*Robin DR300
*Robin DR340
*Robin DR400
*Robin HR100
*Robin HR200 External links
* [http://www.apex-aircraft.com/en/robin/historique.htm APEX Aircraft page about the Robin range.]
* [http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/Robin/robin.htm PilotFriend.com's page about Robin with sub-pages about each aircraft.]Alpha Aviation
* [http://www.alphaaviation.co.nz Alpha Aviation website]
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