HB-Flugtechnik Dandy
{{Short description|Austrian ultralight aircraft}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
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The HB-Flugtechnik Dandy is an Austrian ultralight aircraft that was designed by Heino Brditschka and produced by HB-Flugtechnik. 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 58. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 60. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Dandy was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wings constructed from aluminum tubing and all surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|9.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|12.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}. The standard engine available is the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant.
Variants
;Dandy
:Model with side-by-side seating. In production, 2015.
;Cubby
:Model with tandem seating, resembling a Piper J-3 Cub. In production, 2015.
Specifications (Dandy)
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References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.hb-flugtechnik.at/index.php/en/aeroplanes/kitplanes/120}}
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Category:2000s Austrian ultralight aircraft