Colomban Cri-Cri
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The Colomban Cri-Cri, also spelled Cricri, is the smallest twin-engined crewed aircraft in the world, designed in the early 1970s by French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban. The name Cri-Cri comes from the nickname of Christine, one of Colomban's daughters. 'Cri-cri' 'or 'cricri' is also the French term for the sound of a cricket or a cicada, or an informal name for the insects themselves, but it is unclear if this double meaning was intended by Colomban himself.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Michel Colomban
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Length
- 3.9 m
- Wingspan
- 4.9 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 100 kt
- Max speed
- 140 kt
- Range
- 250 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,100 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,300 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 375 lb
- Empty weight
- 172 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 6 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × JPX PUL 212
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 12.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 16.1 ft
- Height
- 3.8 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.