DAR Solo
{{Short description|Bulgarian ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
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The DAR Solo is a Bulgarian ultralight aircraft, designed by Tony Ilieff and produced by Aeroplanes DAR, first flying in August 2008.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 17. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}{{cite web|url = http://aeroplanesdar.com/company-history/|title = Company History|accessdate = 21 September 2015|author = Aeroplanes DAR|year = 2014|archive-date = 10 August 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150810163541/http://aeroplanesdar.com/company-history/|url-status = dead}}
The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 20. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR Part 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as the German 120 kg class (called the Solo 120) and deregulated 115 kg class in the United Kingdom. It features a strut-braced high wing, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is built with a composite fuselage and an aluminum wing. Its {{convert|8.97|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has flaperons and employs a single strut on each side supported by an optional jury strut. The standard engines used when the type was introduced were the {{convert|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth F33 and the {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth F23 two-stroke powerplants.
The design offers combinations of three types of wings, three types of engines and four types of wheels.
Specifications (Solo)
File:DAR Solo 120.jpg DS powerplant]]
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References
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External links
{{commons category|DAR Solo}}
- {{Official website|http://aeroplanesdar.com/products/dar-solo/}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnL7cEhyS3Y Official video]
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Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft