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Humbert Tétras

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The Tétras has been fitted with a variety of engines; originally the 54 kW (72 hp) Humbert-Volkswagen HW 2000 was used. More recently two flat fours from the
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range, the 60 kW (80 hp) 912 UL or the 74 kW (98 hp) 912 ULS, have become standard choices.
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60 L (15.9 USgal, 13.2 Impgal) standard. Can be increased to 85 L (22.5 USgal, 18.7 Impgal) outside France.
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Standard version, introduced 1998. Early examples had the HW 2000 engine but the 80 hp (60 kW)
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Introduced 2007 with a 600 mm (23.6 in) shorter span wing. 912 ULS engine. Marketed 2008-9.
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About 150 Tétras appeared on the French ultralight register in October 2010. The French
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sprung half axles fixed to a compression frame. Both undercarriage variants have
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180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) at 75% power and 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
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and marketing began in 1994. It is a conventionally laid out single engine,
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Tricycle undercarriage version of CS, with 512 UL engine. Marketed 2008-9.
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are made of aluminium. The wings are braced on each side with a single
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2-bladed DUC FC composite, 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) diameter
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700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi) with standard fuel capacity
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450 kg (992 lb) ; where permitted, 495 kg (1,091 lb)
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The Tétras was first seen in public in 1992 at the RSA Rally at
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Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011).
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Martin, Guy (January 2013). "Burkina Faso Receives Tétras".
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structure, with an aluminium frame, Styrofoam filling and
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engine, is currently (2015) fitted. Currently available.
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7.5 m/s (1,480 ft/min) maximum at sea level
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main legs, the latter has the mainwheels mounted on
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Currently available. 850:Delalande, Arnaud (15 March 2018). 739:Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: 519:10.10 m (33 ft 2 in) 189:Its straight non tapered wing is a 13: 513:6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) 14: 1013: 892: 525:2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 464: 441: 418: 395: 372: 349: 33:A Humbert Tétras Mali Air Force 24: 987:Single-engined tractor aircraft 866: 843: 877:. Houston: Harpia Publishing. 831: 819: 792: 778: 753: 1: 645: 571:, 59.6 kW (79.9 hp) 1002:Aircraft first flown in 1992 650: 458:– Seven aircraft as of 2011. 342: 7: 982:1990s French sport aircraft 626: 298:Tetras on parked on display 277: 251:. Skis may also be fitted. 10: 1018: 992:Humbert Aviation aircraft 946: 852:"Niger's desert warriors" 546:256 kg (564 lb) 486:Specifications (Tétras B) 143:with a single engine and 32: 23: 18: 901:Official Humbert website 704:Airlife's World Aircraft 364:Military of Burkina Faso 498:General characteristics 139:) is a French two seat 677:Jackson, Paul (2011). 299: 268:Centre d'Essais en Vol 224:. 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ultralight
kit build
France
Humbert Aviation
Grouse
ultralight
high wing
Humbert Aviation
Ramonchamp
Moulins
tractor configuration
light aircraft
high wing
side-by-side seating
fixed undercarriage
composite
fabric covering
ailerons
flaps
lift strut
fuselage
longeron
tailplane
Dacron
tricycle
conventional
undercarriages
cantilever
faired

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