Peña Capeña
{{Short description|French homebuilt aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The Peña Capeña is a French aerobatic amateur-built aircraft that was designed by competitive aerobatic pilot Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 115. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Capeña features a cantilever low-wing, a single seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Capeña is made from wood. Its {{convert|6.8|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|7.65|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and mounts flaps. The standard recommended engines is the {{convert|180|to|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming AEIO-360 four-stroke powerplant.
The aircraft was later developed into the two seat Peña Bilouis.
Specifications (Capeña)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://lpena.free.fr/capena.htm}}
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