Croses Criquet

EC-6 Criquet
Croses EC-6 Criquet (F-WNGA)
Role recreational aircraft
Manufacturer homebuilt
Designer Emilien Croses
First flight 6 July 1965
Primary user private pilot owners

The Croses EC-6 Criquet ("Locust") is a 1960s French two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Emilien Croses.

Development

The EC-6 Criquet is a design for a homebuilt aircraft with a tailwheel landing gear, and tandem wing configuration similar to the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel family. It has two side-by-side seats. It first flew in 1965, and seven examples had flown by 1977, with more than 60 known to be under construction.

The EC-6 Criquet Léger (Mini Criquet) is an ultralight variant.[1]

The LC-6 Criquet is an improved version developed by Gilbert Landray.[1]

The LC-10 Criquet was developed by a Mr Millet of Société Co-Plasud who used fibreglass construction throughout the entire aircraft. It was used as a trainer by the Aéro-Club du Maconnais. While considerably more expensive to build than a conventional wooden Criquet, the fibreglass version was also 80 kg (180 lb) heavier.[2]

Operational history

As well as being used for local flying, the Criquet has been flown to both national and international light aircraft rallies. A French owned example visited the 1992 rally at RAF Wroughton airfield near Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

Variants

EC-6 Criquet
(English:cricket) The original version designed by Emilien Croses.[3]
EC-6 Criquet Léger
An ultralight version.
LC-6 Criquet
(LC - Landray-Coses) The EC-6 modified and improved by Gilbert Landray.[3]
LC-10 Criquet
(LC - Laibie-Coses) An all fibre-glass version of the EC-6 built by M. Millet of Société Co-Plasud (president of the Aero-club de l'Aude). A second LC-10 was built by M. Barrière.[2]

Specifications (EC-6 no.01 Criquet)

Data from Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1975-76,[4] Simpson (2001)[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) * Forward wing span: 7.8 m (26 ft)
  • Rear wing span: 7 m (23 ft)
  • Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.5 (forward wing) ; 5.833 (rear wing)
  • Airfoil: NACA 23012 modified
  • Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
  • Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 60 L (16 US gal; 13 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed SIPA propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 213 km/h (132 mph, 115 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn) * Minimum flying speed: (will not stall) 40 km/h (25 mph; 22 kn)
  • Range: 480 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)
  • Time to altitude: 6 minutes 14 seconds to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's world aircraft : the complete reference to civil, military and light aircraft. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
  2. ^ a b Gaillard, Pierre (1991). Les Avions Francais de 1965 a 1990 (in French). Paris: Editions EPA. p. 135. ISBN 2-85120-392-4.
  3. ^ a b Gaillard, Pierre (1991). Les Avions Francais de 1965 a 1990 (in French). Paris: Editions EPA. p. 43. ISBN 2-85120-392-4.
  4. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1975). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1975-76 (66th annual ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Inc. p. 56. ISBN 978-0531032503.

Further reading

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  • Taylor, John W.R.; Munson, Kenneth, eds. (1977). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1977-78 (Sixty-eighth year of issue. ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 486–487. ISBN 9780531032787.
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-517-69186-1.