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The St-Just Cyclone, also called the St-Just Cyclone 180, is a Canadian homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by St-Just Aviation of Mirabel, Quebec. The company has since moved to Boucherville, Quebec. While it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and in the form of plans for amateur construction.〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 126. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕 The Cyclone was later developed into the higher gross weight () St-Just Super-Cyclone, which superseded it in production.〔 ==Design and development== The Cyclone is a replica of the Cessna 180 that incorporates modifications and improvements, such as an extended wing span, greater wing area and vertically hinged doors. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a four seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.〔 The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum, with the kit airframe parts preformed with pilot holes to allow construction without the use of jigs. Its span wing employs a NACA 2412 airfoil, mounts flaps and has a wing area of . The acceptable power range is and the standard engine used is the Continental O-470.〔 The Cyclone has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of .〔 The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 2000 hours.〔 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「St-Just Cyclone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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