| PJ.1A Toucan | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single seat sports aircraft Type of aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | José Pocino |
| First flight | 6 November 1989 |
| Number built | 1 |
ThePocino PJ.1A Toucan is aFrench, single seat,twin boom light aircraft ofpusher configuration which first flew in 1989. The single example remained active until at least 2007.
José Pocino's Toucan has a pod stylefuselage with the pilot enclosed under a single piececanopy that continues the fuselage profile. The pilot's seat is ahead of the wingleading edge, with the pusher engine behind it. For its first flight the Toucan was powered by aHirth two cylinder,two stroke engine, completely enclosed within the fuselage but this was soon replaced by a 38 kW (51 hp)Rotax 503.2V engine of similar configuration, driving a three rather than two-bladedpropeller.[1] The engine change led to a slightly revised engine cowling and a decreased area of the cockpit transparency. A fixedtricycle undercarriage is mounted on the fuselage. Initially the main wheel legs were braced[1] but have been replaced with cantilevers.[2]
The Toucan's wing is straight edged, of constantchord and square tipped, set low on the fuselage. There is somedihedral outboard of a brief centre section. From thewing roots two slender beams extend rearwards to cropped triangularfins, linked by a straight edgedtailplane at about one third fin height. Theunbalanced rudders are rectangular.[1]
The Toucan first flew on 6 November 1989, powered by the Hirth engine,[1] and received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 9 December 1991.[3] It flew at theRSA rallies in 2006 and 2007[2] and remains on the French Civil Aircraft Register in 2014.[4]
Data from Gaillard (1991), p.248[1]
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