Centre Est DR-200
The Centre-Est DR.200 was a 1964 development of the wood-and-fabric Jodel touring family created by Jean Délémontez and Pierre Robin, gaining a strengthened wing and a longer fuselage than the earlier DR.1050. Built at Centre-Est Aéronautique's works in Darois near Dijon, it served as the basis for the definitive four-seat DR.250 Capitaine and the shorter DR.220 and DR.221 that followed within a year. Like other Jodel-derived designs, it carries the family's distinctive cranked wing, bent partway along its span to give gentle, forgiving handling without complex control linkages, and it rides on fixed tailwheel gear rather than the tricycle undercarriage later Robin models adopted.
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The Jodel-family stepping stone built at Centre-Est that grew into the definitive DR.250 Capitaine, with the family's cranked wing and fixed tailwheel gear.
Specifications
| Length | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Height | 1.8 m (6 ft) |
| Persons on board | 4 |
| Service ceiling | 14,000 ft (4,267 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Take-off distance | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Landing distance | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 100 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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