Lobet Ganagobie

Ganagobie
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin France
Designer Willam and James Lobet
First flight 1953
Unit cost
$800 in 1985[1]

The Ganagobie (English: Big Fish) is a single place, parasol wing homebuilt aircraft that was built by Willam and James Lobet, first flying in 1953.[2]

Design and development

The first example was built in Lille, France using a 1930 Clerget engine, but was abandoned due to replacement engine availability after the first 23 hours of flight.[3] In 1955 an enlarged version was designed by Gorges Jacquemin, increasing the wing area from 70 to 90 sq ft (6.5 to 8.4 m2). Power was from a Poinsard engine. It was marketed as a plans-built homebuilt aircraft by Falconar Avia.[4]

The aircraft is a single place, strut-braced parasol winged design, with conventional landing gear. The all-wood fuselage with plywood covering has a diamond shaped cross-section. The dual wooden spar wings have aircraft fabric covering. A fuel tank is mounted in each wing root. The design can accommodate engines with as low an output as 16 hp (12 kW).

Variants

Aircraft on display

A Nelson H-63-CP powered example of the Ganaboie, built by Haydon L Shafor in 1980, is on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[4]

Specifications (Ganagobie - Nelson powered)

Data from EAA

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. Paul Fillingham, Blanton. Basic Guide to Flying.
  2. Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Georges Jacquemin (June 1961). "The Ganogobie". Sport Aviation.
  4. 1 2 "LOBET/SHAFOR GANAGOBIE – N60G". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. Sport Aviation: 10. June 1986. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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