Avions Robin
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manufacturer of light aeroplanes. It was previously known as Avions Pierre Robin and Centre Est Aeronautique. The company was bought by Apex Aircraft
Apex Aircraft
Apex Aircraft is a French company devoted to light aeroplane manufacture. It markets three ranges of light aircraft which it brands Robin, Alpha and CAP...
in 1988
1988 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1988:-January:* January 26 – The French Ministry of Defense approves full-scale development of the Dassault Rafale.* January 30 – A Boeing 747 sets a new around-the-world record of 36 hours 54 minutes....
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History
Avions Pierre Robin was formed by Pierre Robin and Jean DélémontezJean Delemontez
Jean Délémontez was a French aircraft designer. He was born in Lyon. He was best known for his work with his father-in-law, Édouard Joly, on the Jodel range of light aircraft and his collaboration with Pierre Robin on the Avions Robin aircraft range.In December 2000, Délémontez was inducted into...
, the principal designer of Jodel
Jodel
Société Avions Jodel is a French aircraft company started in 1946 by Édouard Joly and his son-in-law Jean Délémontez. Jodel designed a range of light aeroplanes shortly after the Second World War. The popular myth is that the two, with no formal aerodynamics training, set about designing a...
aircraft, in October 1957 as Centre Est Aeronautique. It began manufacturing aircraft at Dijon-Darois.
The first aircraft was designed by Robin and Délémontez. It was based on the D10, a four seater designed by Édouard Joly
Édouard Joly
Édouard Joly, born in Burgundy in 1898, deceased in 1982 was a French aeroplane designer best known for his work with Jean Délémontez on the Jodel range of light aircraft.- Biography :...
and Délémontez at Jodel, that was shelved when work on the Jodel D11
Jodel D11
-See also:-References:* Yalor, Michael Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 27* http://www.jodel.com/index.asp?p=d11&themodels -External links:*...
became more urgent. In collaboration with Robin it became the 'Jodel Robin'. It later became the DR100 model (Jodel's models all had D followed by a number). Robin and Délémontez continued to upgrade the design between 1957 and 1972.
The DR100 range was succeeded by the DR200 range.
The Robin DR400
Robin DR400
|- References :*Exavia Ltd - article "A DR400 Buyers' Guide"* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2799...
first flew in 1972 and is still in production. It has a tricycle undercarriage, and can carry 4 people. The DR aircraft have the 'cranked wing' configuration, in which the dihedral angle of the outer wing is much greater than the inboard, a configuration which they share with Jodel aircraft. The best known today is the popular DR400, which is a wooden sport monoplane, conceived by Pierre Robin and Jean Délémontez
Jean Delemontez
Jean Délémontez was a French aircraft designer. He was born in Lyon. He was best known for his work with his father-in-law, Édouard Joly, on the Jodel range of light aircraft and his collaboration with Pierre Robin on the Avions Robin aircraft range.In December 2000, Délémontez was inducted into...
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The Robin HR200 had a different designer, Chris Heintz http://www.zenithair.com/c-heintz.html, and is fully metallic unlike the wooden DR series. It is a light aerobatic aircraft aimed at flight training. The Robin R2000 series was developed from the HR200 and is now (2006) produced by Alpha Aviation
Alpha Aviation
Alpha Aviation is an aircraft manufacturing company based in Hamilton, New Zealand. It manufactures the Alpha 2000 range of light aircraft. The company was by Richard Izard to purchase the rights to Apex Aircraft's Alpha R2000 aircraft, originally manufactured by Avions Robin...
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Avions Robin was acquired by Apex Aircraft
Apex Aircraft
Apex Aircraft is a French company devoted to light aeroplane manufacture. It markets three ranges of light aircraft which it brands Robin, Alpha and CAP...
of France in 1988. The range of Robin DR400 aircraft continues to be manufactured at Dijon-Darois. Since 2004
2004 in aviation
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the Robin R2000 range of aircraft is manufactured in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand
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by Alpha Aviation as the Alpha 2000.
Products
- Robin Aiglon
- Robin ATLRobin ATL|-See also:-References:* "". Flight International, 26 November 1983. p. 1418.* "". Flight International, 1 July 1989. p.20.*Blech, Robin. "". Flight International, 22 June 1985. pp. 26—30....
- Robin DR300
- Robin DR340
- Robin DR400Robin DR400|- References :*Exavia Ltd - article "A DR400 Buyers' Guide"* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2799...
- Robin HR100Robin HR100|-See also:-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2799* R.W.Simpson, Airlife's General Aviation, Airlife Publishing, England, 1991, ISBN 1 85310 104 X...
- Robin HR200
- Robin R2000
- Robin R3000