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The Aéro Services Guépard Guépy is a French two-seat microlight cabin monoplane designed and built by Aéro Services Guépard to meet the FAI Microlight standard, it is also sold as a kit of parts for amateur construction.

The Guépy is a smaller variant of the Guépard 912 and is a cabin monoplane with a braced high-mounted wing, it has a fixed tricycle landing gear and an enclosed cabin for two sitting in side-by-side configuration. The Guépy is built from welded steel tube with tubular wing spars and aluminium ribs, the Club variant has a fabric covered wing. Although capable of using a range of engines a 80 hp (60 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke or a 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant is normally used.

Specifications (Guépy Super)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006 and 2015/16

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 14 m (150 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Jabiru 2200 , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
• Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
• Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)

References

Notes

1. ^ World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006, p. 129
2. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 14. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
3. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 16. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

Bibliography

• "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006". World Directory of Light Aviation. Pagefast Ltd, England. 2005. ISSN 1368-485X.

External links

• Official website

• 2000s French civil utility aircraft
• Homebuilt aircraft
• Aéro Services Guépard aircraft