The SITAR GY-90 Mowgli[1] was a light aircraft designed in France in the late 1960s and marketed for homebuilding.[2][3][4] Designer Yves Gardan intended it to be a smaller and simpler version of his Bagheera,[2][3][4] a conventional low-wing, cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin.[2][3] However, although the Bagheera had seating for up to four people in 2+2 configuration,[2] the Mowgli had no rear seat and could seat only two people, with space behind the seats for luggage.[2][3][4] Like the Bagheera, construction was of metal throughout.[2] The Mowgli was designed to use either a 67-kW (90-hp) or 75-kW (100-hp) Continental flat-4 engine.[2]
| GY-90 Mowgli | |
|---|---|
| Role | civil utility aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SITAR for homebuilding |
| Designer | Yves Gardan |
The Mowgli was available in the form of plans and kits,[3][4] and plans continued to be available even after SITAR closed in 1972.[5] The first example was expected to fly in 1970.[2]
Specifications (as designed, with 67-kW engine) edit
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1971–72[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1passenger
- Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 5.2:1
- Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental air-cooled flat-four engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn) at sea level(75% power)
- Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
Notes edit
- ^ SITAR marketed three designs: the Bagheera, the Mowgli, and the Sher Khan. The GY-100 Bagheera was named after Bagheera, a character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857). Mowgli and Sher Khan are characters in the same book.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Taylor 1971, p. 78
- ^ a b c d e The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857
- ^ a b c d Taylor 1989, p. 825
- ^ Gunston 1993, p. 282
References edit
- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1971). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00094-2.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.