Jodel D18
{{Short description|French ultralight aeroplane}}
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The Jodel D18 is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Jodel.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 31. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 32. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 122. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
Design and development
The original amateur-built category D18 was adapted to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules with the addition of larger flaps and renamed the D185. Both the D18 and D185 feature a cantilever low wing, two seats in a side-by-side enclosed cockpit configuration, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
A tricycle landing gear-equipped version is designated D19 for the amateur-built category and D195 for the microlight category.
All the aircraft in the series are all made with a wooden structure, covered in doped aircraft fabric. The {{convert|7.50|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs polyhedral configuration with the outer wing panels exhibiting much greater dihedral. Engines used include the {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant as well as Rotax, Limbach Flugmotoren and {{convert|58|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Volkswagen 1600 automotive engines.
Variants
File:Resch Jodel D.18 Exp. AN1693807.jpg
;D18
:Original design for the amateur-built category.
;D185
:Model with tailwheel landing gear and larger flaps for the European microlight category.
;D19
:Model with tricycle landing gear for the amateur-built category.
;D195
:Model with tricycle landing gear and larger flaps for the European microlight category.
Specifications (D185)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Jodel D18}}
- {{Official website|http://www.avionsjodel.com/}}
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Category:1980s French ultralight aircraft