The Dabos JD.24P D'Artagnan was a French light twin-engined civil utility aircraft of the 1960s.
JD.24P D'Artagnan
The sole JD.24P D'Artagnan displayed at Biggin Hill, Kent, in May 1967
Role
light twin-engined civil aircraft
Type of aircraft
National origin
France
Manufacturer
Andre Courtade
Designer
Jean Dabos
First flight
10 March 1963
Introduction
1963
Primary user
the aircraft's designer
Number built
1
Development
The aircraft was designed by Jean Dabos in 1962 and first flew in the following year. The D'Artagnan featured a two-spar plywood-covered wooden wing and an all-wood semi-monocoque fuselage. A retractable tailwheel undercarriage was fitted, but provision was made for changing to a tricycle undercarriage layout. Accommodation was provided for four persons. The projected production version was to have a non-retractable faired undercarriage, variable-pitch propellers in place of the prototype's fixed pitch units, and 115 h.p. Potez engines.[1]
Operational history
The sole example F-WJSV was flown extensively by its designer, Jean Dabos, for much of the 1960s. In May 1967 the D'Artagnan was flown to Biggin Hill Airport in Kent for demonstrations.
It was later registered F-PJSV in the homebuilt series and in 2006 was held in storage at the Musee Regional de l'Air at Angers Aerodrome.[2]
Specifications
Data from Green, 1965, p. 40
General characteristics
Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)
Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Empty weight: 1,540 lb (699 kg)
Gross weight: 2,530 lb (1,066 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Potez 4E four-cylinder air-cooled , 105 hp (78 kW) each
