Gdecouv'R 582
{{Short description|French ultralight trike}}
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The Gdecouv'R 582 is a French ultralight trike, designed by Jean-Michel Geay and produced by Gdecouv'R of Fontaine-lès-Dijon. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 213. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The designer was a former employee of Cosmos ULM before that company went out of business. His new company, Gdecouv'R, started out as a parts manufacturer supplying Cosmos owners, before he developed his own aircraft, based on Cosmos designs.
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its standard equipment {{convert|9.87|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span La Mouette wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|132|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|318|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|55|L}} the payload is {{convert|278|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including those produced by La Mouette.
Specifications (582)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gdecouvr.com/ulm/cat-FA0033-Chariot.htm}}
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