Croses Criquet

EC-6 Criquet
Croses EC-6 Criquet (F-WNGA)
Role	recreational aircraft
Manufacturer	homebuilt
Designer	Emilien Croses
First flight	6 July 1965

The Croses EC-6 Criquet ("Locust") is a 1960s French two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Emilien Croses.

Development

The EC-6 Criquet is a design for a homebuilt aircraft with a tailwheel landing gear, and tandem wing configuration similar to the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel family. It has two side-by-side seats. It first flew in 1965, and seven examples had flown by 1977, with more than 60 known to be under construction.

The EC-6 Criquet Léger (Mini Criquet) is an ultralight variant.^[1]

The LC-6 Criquet is an improved version developed by Gilbert Landray.^[1]

The LC-10 Criquet was developed by a Mr Millet-Coplasud that used fibreglass construction throughout the entire aircraft. It was used as a trainer by the Aéro-Club du Maconnais. While considerably more expensive to build than a conventional wooden Criquet, the fibreglass version was also 80 kg (176 lb) heavier.^{[citation needed]}

Specifications (EC-6 Criquet)

Data from Simpson (2001)^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Empty weight: 290 kg (639 lb)
• Gross weight: 550 kg (1213 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90, 67 kW (90 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 213 km/h (132 mph)
• Cruising speed: 192 km/h (120 mph)
• Range: 480 km (300 miles)

See also

• Croses EC-1 Pouplume
• Croses EC-8 Tourisme
• Croses EC-9 Para-Cargo
• Lederlin 380L

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Simpson, 2001, p. 162

References

• Aircraft World Directory (bad link)
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1977-78. Jane's Yearbooks pp. 486–487
• Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing ISBN 1-84037-115-3
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions p. 272