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Lobet Ganagobie

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Ganagobie
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin France
Designer Willam and James Lobet
First flight 1953

The Ganagobie (English: Big Fish) is a single place, parasol wing homebuilt aircraft that was built by Willam and James Lobet, first flying in 1953.[1]

Design and development

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The first example was built in Lille, France using a 1930 Clerget engine, but was abandoned due to replacement engine availability after the first 23 hours of flight.[2] In 1955 an enlarged version was designed by Gorges Jacquemin, increasing the wing area from 70 to 90 sq ft (6.5 to 8.4 m2). Power was from a Poinsard engine. It was marketed as a plans-built homebuilt aircraft by Falconar Avia.[3]

The aircraft is a single place, strut-braced parasol winged design, with conventional landing gear. The all-wood fuselage with plywood covering has a diamond shaped cross-section. The dual wooden spar wings have aircraft fabric covering. A fuel tank is mounted in each wing root. The design can accommodate engines with as low an output as 16 hp (12 kW).

Variants

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Ganagobie
first flown in 1952 powered by a Clerget engine.
Ganagobie 02
the first aircraft re-engined with an engine from a target drone.
Ganagobie 3
A second aircraft built by Mr. La Rue Smith in Alberta, Canada, powered by a 54 kW (72 hp) McCulloch O-90 or 30 kW (40 hp) Continental A40.
Ganagobie 4
An ultra-light version built using weight saving techniques and Okoumé Mahogany, powered by a 36 kW (48 hp) Nelson H-63
Ganagobie 05
A developed version typically powered by a 41 kW (55 hp) Limbach SL1700D
Ganagobie Mousebird
an updated design developed for New Zealand regulations.[4]

Aircraft on display

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A Nelson H-63-CP powered example of the Ganaboie, built by Haydon L Shafor in 1980, is on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[3]

Specifications (Ganagobie 05)

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Data from [5]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 8.57 m2 (92.2 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.25
  • Airfoil: NACA 23012
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
  • Gross weight: 322 kg (710 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 362 kg (798 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 45.3 L (12.0 US gal; 10.0 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Limbach SL1700D Four cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 41 kW (55 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) diameter

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 182 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn) at Max. TO weight
  • Cruise speed: 161 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn) at 75% power
  • Stall speed: 78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 3,050 m (10,010 ft)

References

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  1. ^ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Georges Jacquemin (June 1961). "The Ganogobie". Sport Aviation.
  3. ^ a b "LOBET/SHAFOR GANAGOBIE – N60G". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ^ Sport Aviation: 10. June 1986. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1975). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1975-76 (66th annual ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Inc. ISBN 978-0531032503.
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