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World's smallest twin engine aircraft
The Colomban Cri-cri (short for cricket) is the smallest twin-engined manned aircraft in the world, designed in the early 1970s by French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban. With a wingspan of 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) and 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) long, it is a single-seater, making an impression, at close range, of a dwarf velomobile with wings.The Cri-cri has superior aerobatic performance; capable of 1 roll per second. There are approximately 30 Cri-cri aircraft in airworthy condition in the U.S. and over 100 around the world as of 2003,The MC-10 Cri-Cri has a cruising speed of 170 km/h (92 knots, 105.6 miles per hour) and a range of 750 km (466 standard miles, 405 nautical miles).The MC-12 model has a cruising speed of 185 km/h (100 knots, or 114.9 miles per hour) and range of 500 km (310.6 standard miles, 270 nautical miles). The MC-15 is powered by two 15 horsepower (11 kW) engines.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Length: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 3.1 m2 (33 sq ft)
Airfoil: Wortmann 21.7
Empty weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 170 kg (375 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × JPX PUL 212 single-cylinder piston engines, 11 kW (15 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Cruise speed: 185 km/h; 115 mph (100 kn)
Range: 463 km; 288 mi (250 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)
Wing loading: 55 kg/m² (11 lb/sq ft)
The Colomban Cri-cri (short for cricket) is the smallest twin-engined manned aircraft in the world, designed in the early 1970s by French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban. With a wingspan of 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) and 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) long, it is a single-seater, making an impression, at close range, of a dwarf velomobile with wings.The Cri-cri has superior aerobatic performance; capable of 1 roll per second. There are approximately 30 Cri-cri aircraft in airworthy condition in the U.S. and over 100 around the world as of 2003,The MC-10 Cri-Cri has a cruising speed of 170 km/h (92 knots, 105.6 miles per hour) and a range of 750 km (466 standard miles, 405 nautical miles).The MC-12 model has a cruising speed of 185 km/h (100 knots, or 114.9 miles per hour) and range of 500 km (310.6 standard miles, 270 nautical miles). The MC-15 is powered by two 15 horsepower (11 kW) engines.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Length: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 3.1 m2 (33 sq ft)
Airfoil: Wortmann 21.7
Empty weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 170 kg (375 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × JPX PUL 212 single-cylinder piston engines, 11 kW (15 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Cruise speed: 185 km/h; 115 mph (100 kn)
Range: 463 km; 288 mi (250 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)
Wing loading: 55 kg/m² (11 lb/sq ft)
