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The Sundog One-Seater (also called the Pup) is a Canadian powered parachute that was designed and produced by Sundog Powerchutes of Sparwood, British Columbia and later Pierceland, Saskatchewan. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.〔Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 87. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X〕 The aircraft was introduced in 2002 and production ended when the company went out of business in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine )〕 ==Design and development== The One-Seater was designed to comply with the Canadian Basic Ultra-Light Aeroplane rules, but also fit the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It features a Apco 500 parachute-style wing, single seat accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single Rotax 503 two-stroke engine in pusher configuration. The prototype was equipped with a Hirth engine.〔〔 The aircraft carriage is built from bolted 6061-T6 aluminium, stainless steel fittings and aircraft bolts. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension. The pilot is protected by a series of circular aluminium tubes in the event of a roll-over. Fuel capacity is or optionally .〔〔 The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for crew and baggage is .〔〔 The company also supplied custom trailers for towing the aircraft behind an automobile.〔 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「Sundog One-Seater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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