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Dart Kitten
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The Dart Kitten was a British-built ultra-light aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The Dart Kitten was designed by A.R. Weyl in 1936 and built by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It is an ultra-light single-seat low-wing aircraft with a fixed tailskid undercarriage.
The four examples built were powered by a variety of engines of between 27 h.p. and 40 h.p.
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The Dart Kitten was a British-built ultra-light aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The Dart Kitten was designed by A.R. Weyl in 1936 and built by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It is an ultra-light single-seat low-wing aircraft with a fixed tailskid undercarriage.
The four examples built were powered by a variety of engines of between 27 h.p. and 40 h.p.
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Operational history
The Dart Kitten I G-AERP first flew in January 1937 and was sold to a private owner at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was stored during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was re-engined with a 40 h.p. J.A.P. J-99 postwar and flew with a private owner at Broxbourne airfield Hertfordshire before crashing there in November 1952.
The Dart Kitten II G-AEXT received its authorisation to fly on 30 April 1937 and had a series of owners before being badly damaged in a crash at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in November 1964.
It was subsequently rebuilt and is currently (2009) airworthy with a private owner near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Dart Kitten III G-AMJP was built by Dart Aircraft in January 1952 and was flown by owners in Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Lincolnshire before being lost in a crash near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in June 1966.
A fourth Kitten was home-built at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 1960 and registered in Australia as VH-WGL.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
The Dart Kitten I G-AERP first flew in January 1937 and was sold to a private owner at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was stored during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was re-engined with a 40 h.p. J.A.P. J-99 postwar and flew with a private owner at Broxbourne airfield Hertfordshire before crashing there in November 1952.
The Dart Kitten II G-AEXT received its authorisation to fly on 30 April 1937 and had a series of owners before being badly damaged in a crash at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in November 1964.
It was subsequently rebuilt and is currently (2009) airworthy with a private owner near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Dart Kitten III G-AMJP was built by Dart Aircraft in January 1952 and was flown by owners in Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Lincolnshire before being lost in a crash near [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in June 1966.
A fourth Kitten was home-built at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 1960 and registered in Australia as VH-WGL.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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Specifications (Kitten III)
Data from Green, 1965, p. 150
General characteristics
Data from Green, 1965, p. 150
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 21 ft 4 in ( m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 9 in ( m)
- Height: 7 ft 11 in ( m)
- Empty weight: 582 lb ( kg)
- Gross weight: 860 lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca-J.A.P. J-99 two-cylinder aircooled, 40 hp ( kW)
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 95 mph ( km/h)
- Cruise speed: 83 mph ( km/h)
- Range: 340 miles ( km)
- Service ceiling: 19,700 ft ( m)
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