Pottier P.50
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The Pottier P.50 Bouvreuil ("Bullfinch") was a single-seat, single-engine racing aircraft developed in France in the late 1970s and marketed for homebuilding.Taylor 1989, p.751 It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cockpit.Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88, p.588 The undercarriage was of tailwheel configuration, and the P.50 was designed from the outset to offer the builder the alternative of fixed or retractable main units. Construction throughout was of wood, except for the engine cowling and main wheel spats, which were fibreglass mouldings.
Variants
Specifications
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|ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88 p. 588
|prime units? = met
|crew=One pilot
|length m=5.65
|length ft=18
|length in=7
|span m=6.20
|span ft=20
|span in=4
|wing area sqm=7.5
|wing area sqft=81
|empty weight kg=270
|empty weight lb=595
|gross weight kg=400
|gross weight lb=882
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Continental C-90
|eng1 kw=67
|eng1 hp=90
|max speed kmh=310
|max speed mph=190
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Notes
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References
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- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88 |url=https://archive.org/details/janesallworldsai0000unse |url-access=registration |publisher=Jane's Publishing |location=London }}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
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Category:1970s French sport aircraft