Aircraft N293FP Photo

1983 Frank Perry/Henri Mignet HM293 Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea') tandem folding wings (fore & aft), Hercules 40 Hp 4 cylinder opposed air-cooled engine, wood prop
Photo Info
Photographer
Doug Robertson Contact
Shot Date 2009-11-01
Airport SZP
Santa Paula Airport
Upload Date 2009-11-02
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Canon
Camera Model Canon PowerShot A720 IS
Shutter Speed 1/400 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 80
Focal Length 7.7 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Dimensions 1600 × 1200
Date Taken 2009-11-01 12:56:27
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N293FP @ SZP - 1983 Frank Perry/Henri Mignet HM293 Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea') tandem folding wings (fore & aft) removed, cockpit and instrument panel, Hercules engine 40 Hp - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N293FP @ SZP - 1983 Frank Perry/Henri Mignet Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea'), Hercules 40 Hp engine, French design of 1930s, stick linkage controls variable-incidence upper wing plus rudder replace functions of ailerons and elevator of which there are none. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N293FP @ SZP - 1983 Frank Perry/Henri Mignet Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea') Hercules 40 Hp, variable-incidence upper wing, my friend Ralph Wefel built the first one in America-see 1968-'69 Janes All the World's Aircraft. N293FP is SZP Museum restored asset. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N293FP @ SZP - 1983 Frank Perry/ Henri Mignet HM293 Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea') Ultralight Experimental class, tandem folding wings. French design from 1930s, Hercules engine 40 Hp, builder data plate - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N293FP @ SZP - 1983 Frank Perry/Henri Mignet HM293 Pou du Ciel ('Sky Louse' or 'Flying Flea'), Hercules four cylinder opposed, air-cooled 40 Hp, conventional rudder pedals and unconventional fore & aft only control stick (no ailerons or elevator) - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP