Platzer Motte
{{Short description|German homebuilt aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The Platzer Motte ({{langx|en|Moth}}) is a German amateur-built aircraft designed by Michael Platzer 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 110. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Motte features a strut-braced parasol wing configuration, single-seat open cockpit with a small windshield, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft uses the same wing design as the Platzer Kiebitz biplane. The Motte's fuselage is made from metal tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|8.2|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|13|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} supported by V-struts and jury struts. Engines used include the {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Nissan 12P automotive engine from a Nissan Micra, as well as the {{convert|51|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 462 powerplant.
Pilot access can be difficult due to the proximity of the wing mounted close above the cockpit. Builders have solved this with a trailing edge wing cut-out.
Operational history
The Motte was Platzer's first design, but his later two-seat Kiebitz biplane has proven much more popular than the Motte with builders.
Specifications (Motte)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.kiebitzflieger.de/}}
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Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft