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The Pouchel II
A Ladderless Pouchel
Due of the success of the Pouchel (over 120 plans sets sold to members of the APEV), our ladder manufacturer became concerned about his legal liability and no longer agreed to sale us some potentially flying ladders ! Therefore, we launched the design study for the Pouchel II.
The Pouchel II benefits from five years of experience with the Pouchel Basic, which has passed 100 hours of flight.
The Pouchel II is even more simple to construct than the Basic. The kit only requires a hundred hours to complete using a few simple tools (a drill, a pop-riveter, a few wrenches and a clothes iron) and other pieces available from the Association. Only the paint, the instruments and the motor are not included in the kit.
A Rotax 447 engine powered the prototype and worked perfectly, giving the best combination of quality and price (with many available used).
Following flight tests, Professor Franck Petitjean, the project leader, studied the results of numerous test measurements on the Pouchel II. The fatigue tests concluded that, under normal conditions, the Pouchel II has an unlimited life-expectancy.
The price of the completed Pouchel II is normally between 6000 and 7000 euros.
The Pouchel II kits are not available anymore. The next-generation Pouchel, the Pouchel Light has replaced the Pouchel II.
Single-Seat MIGNET formula with a ROTAX 377 ou 447 engine
Front wing span |
6m |
|---|---|
| Rear wing span | 4m |
| Wing width | 1m20 |
| Wing profile | NACA 23112 |
| Surface | 12 m2 |
| Empty weight | 150 kgs |
| Maximum weight | 275 kgs |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h |
| Cruising speed | 90 km/h |
| Maximum G-Factor | +4g/-2g |
Pouchel Light, the Pouchel in a lighter version
The Pouchel light is now available (kit or plans) to remplace the Pouchel II
The Pouchel Light of Noel Bastiaens, on the ground.. and airborne !
Single Seat H MIGNET formula powered with a ROTAX 377 or 447
Front wing span |
6m |
|---|---|
| Rear wing span | 4m |
| Wing width | 1m20 |
| Wing profile | NACA 23112 |
| Surface | 12 m2 |
| Empty weight | 100 kgs |
| Max weight (MTOW) | 225 kgs |
| Max Speed VNE | 120 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 90 km/h |
| Max G-Factor | +4g/-2g |
Pouchel Classic : A Pouchel with a plywood fuselage
Single Seat H MIGNET formula powered with a ROTAX 377 or 447
Front wing span |
6m |
|---|---|
| Rear wing span | 4m |
| Wing width | 1m20 |
| Wing profile | NACA 23112 |
| Surface | 12 m2 |
| Empty weight | 150 kgs |
| Max weight (MTOW) | 250 kgs |
| Max Speed VNE | 120 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 90 km/h |
| Max G-Factor | +4g/-2g |
The Bipouchel
The world's cheapeast ultralight !
This affordable two-seater, side by side or tandem powered by a ROTAX 582 and incorporates the patent No. 97026432 from Daniel DALBY on ultralights structure in the form of ladder, because the structure of the wings consists of a double spar Aluminum section 100 x 50 x 2 connected by spacers. This rigid structure, as the POUCHEL ease the building of the wings.
We slide the styrofoam ribs of 30 mm on the structure then we stick the leading edge and the trailing edge, and just cover them with fabric (Dacron). The fuselage is also realized with 100 x 50 x 2 sections.
The tandem took the air by the end of 2006 and we continue to develop and test. Another Bipouchel flew in 2008.
The COMPLETE KIT requiring only a few hundred working hours with an light equipment (drill - pliers - some keys - an iron) and with the available elements is proposed by the association for 6000 - 7000€ without the engine.
The final cost should be between 8 and 9000 euros by mounting a Rotax engine used revised
The plans are available for members of the APEV.
A 3D view of the Bipouchel Light tandem
The gorgeous Bipouchel of Xavier Genoud
