| Bilouis | |
|---|---|
| Role | Aerobatic amateur-built aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Louis Peña |
| First flight | 2 June 1991 |
| Status | Plans available (2012) |
| Developed from | Peña Capeña |
The Peña Bilouis is a French aerobatic amateur-built aircraft that was designed by the competitive aerobatic pilot Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
Design and development
The Bilouis is a development of the single-seat Peña Capeña and like the Capeña is aerobatic. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The Bilouis is made from wood. Its 8 m (26.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10 m2 (110 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard recommended engines are the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.[1][2]
Specifications (Bilouis)
Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb) for aerobatics, 840 kg (1852 lbs) for touring
- Fuel capacity: 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed metal constant speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
- Cruise speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
- Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Rate of climb: 12 m/s (2,400 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 84.0 kg/m2 (17.2 lb/sq ft) at gross weight for touring