Centre Est DR-1050 Sicile
Designed by Jean Délémontez with Pierre Robin as a development of the earlier Jodel D.10, the DR.1050 was built from 1958 to 1967 by both Centre-Est Aéronautique and Société Aéronautique Normande, then continued as a plans-built homebuilt after SAN's 1968 demise. Depending on trim and equipment, the same four-seat, wood-and-fabric airframe was sold as the Ambassadeur, Excellence, Sicile or, in its refined swept-fin form with wheel spats and a reshaped canopy, the Sicile Record. At least 618 aircraft of the family were completed, one of the more numerous French light touring designs of its era, and it kept the cranked Jodel wing that gives the type its docile, easy handling.
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A French wood-and-fabric four-seater keeping the Jodel's cranked wing; the refined Sicile Record version added a swept fin.
Specifications
| Length | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Height | 1.8 m (6 ft) |
| Persons on board | 3 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.7 t |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft (4,572 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 600 ft/min (3 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Landing distance | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 55 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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