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The Canaero Toucan is a Canadian high-wing, two seats in tandem, twin engine push-pull configuration, twin-boom ultralight kit aircraft that was produced from 1983 to the late 1980s by Canaero Dynamics Aircraft of Rexdale, Ontario.〔Taylor, John WR: ''Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1986-87'' Page 662-663, Janes Publishing Company, 1986. ISBN 0-7106-0835-7〕 The Toucan greatly resembles an ultralight Cessna Skymaster.〔 ==Design and development== The Toucan design work started in January 1983 and was completed in April of the same year, with the first flight of the prototype in September 1983. Construction of the first pre-production aircraft was started in July 1985 with the first production aircraft flying in January 1986.〔 Four prototypes/pre-production aircraft were completed, which were followed by a run of twelve Toucans, all completed by June 1986. A second batch of 25 aircraft were planned to have been completed by November 1986 as well.〔 The Toucan design features a strut-braced high wing built from aluminum covered with aircraft fabric. The wing's leading edge is of "D" cell construction and has fiberglass wing tips. Flight controls are conventional three-axis with full-span flaperons and twin rudders. The fuselage is constructed from welded 4130 steel tube. When originally delivered an airframe parachute was standard.〔 The landing gear is of tricycle gear configuration with the main gear legs of sprung steel and brakes are standard equipment. Wheel pants, skis and pontoons were optional.〔 The original engines were Rotax 277s with Rotax 377 engines as optional, although some aircraft have been modified with larger engines.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canaero Toucan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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