Jodel D9

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name = D9 Bébé
type = Ultralight monoplane
national origin=France
manufacturer = Jodel


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designer = Jean Délémontez
first flight = January 22, 1948
introduction = 1948
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number built = 500+
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variants with their own articles = The Jodel D.9 Bébé is a French single-seat ultralight monoplane designed by Jean Délémontez for home construction.

Design and development

In March 1946, Edouard Joly and Jean Délémontez formed the Société des Avions Jodel to supply kits, materials and plans to allow homebuilders to construct a ultralight monoplane designed by Délémontez and named the Jodel D.9 Bébé . The "D9" was a wooden low-wing cantilever monoplane with a single-seat open cockpit and a fixed tailskid landing gear. The wing had an inner section of parallel chord and no dihedral, joined to outer tapered sections with strong (14⁰) dihedral,. This became a standard feature of many subsequent Jodel models. The prototype "D.9", registered "F-PEPF" first flew on the 22 January 1948 flown by Edouard Joly.

The "D.9" was powered by a single 25 h.p. Poinsard engine flat two cylinder engine, the "D.91" by a 34 h.p. A.B.C. Scorpion flat two and the "D.92" by flat-four Volkswagen engines of either 26 h.p. or 45 h.p. [JAWA] The "D.93" had a 35 h.p.Poinsard, the "D.97" a 32 h.p. Sarolea Vautour and the "D.98" a 25 h.p. AVA-40. [Simpson]

Although designed for amateur construction and built in large numbers it was also built commercially and the Wassmer company built 12. Plans were also sold by a number of companies including Falconair in Canada. Over 800 plans have been sold and over 500 aircraft have been built by amateurs and flying-clubs.

The design was further developed into the two-seat Jodel D11.

Aircraft on display

* The prototype "F-PEPF" is displayed at the Musée de l'Air et de L'Espace, Paris, France

pecifications (D92)

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crew=1
capacity=
length m=5.45
length ft=17
length in=10.5
span m=7
span ft=22
span in=11
height m=
height ft=
height in=
wing area sqm=9.2
wing area sqft=97
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=162
empty weight lb=356
gross weight kg=272
gross weight lb=598

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Volkswagen flat-four air cooled piston engine

eng1 kw= 19
eng1 hp= 26
number of props =1
max speed kmh=150
max speed mph=93
cruise speed kmh=130
cruise speed mph=81
range km=460
range miles=286
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=
ceiling ft=
climb rate ms=2.1
climb rate ftmin=412

ee also

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*Jodel D11

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References

Notes

Bibliography

*Bridgman, L. "Jane's all the world's aircraft 1956-7".London: JAWA publishing co. ltd.
*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=
*Simpson,R. "Airlife's world aircraft" (2001) Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 84037 115 3.

External links

* [http://www.pfa.org.uk/S%20Mac%20Website/Specification%20Sheets%202007/Jodel-D9.pdf PFA Specification Sheet]
* [http://www.jodel.com/index.asp?p=d9&themodels The Jodel D9 Bebe]
* [http://www.aerowebsites.com/jodel.com/gamme/02-d9a-presentation.cfm Avions Jodel - le D9 : le bébé Jodel] - French page about the D9