This article is about the French aircraft. Cri-cri is also the name of a fictional character. Cri-Cri is a Fictional character, an Anthropomorphic cricket, created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler in 1934 while broadcasting his own musical Cri-cri is also a spicy crispy nut concoction.

French-built homebuilt Cri-Cri F-PCLF at Air Expo 2007

Cri-cri (after the French word for cricket) is a very light twin-engined kitplane, recognized as the smallest twin-engined aircraft in the world. Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as "true crickets" are Insects somewhat related to Grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity

Designed in the early 1970s by a French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban, the Cri-cri aircraft is the world's smallest twin-engine aircraft. Aeronautics (from Greek aero which means air or sky and nautis which means sailor i Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. At only 4. 9 m (16. 1 ft) wingspan and 3. 9 m (12. 8 ft) length, it is obviously a single-seater, making an impression of a dwarf velomobile with wings at close range. A velomobile or bicycle car is a Human-powered vehicle, enclosed for protection from weather and collisions

Cri-cri has superior aerobatic performance; e. Aerobatics is the demonstration of flying maneuvers for Training, Recreation or Entertainment. g. , the one in the picture is capable of 1 roll a second. There are approximately 30 Cri-cri aircraft in airworthy condition in the U. S. and over 100 around the world as of 2003. Word of the mouth around the exhibit said that the designs are no longer available by the author's request, except as a personal favor to those homebuilders that are his friends. However, the fan site below still lists his address, saying that, if you are not in North America, you might still be able to get a design. Also, occasionally, unfinished kit projects are sold, as with every other homebuilt design.

According to the fan site, the MC-10 Cri-Cri has a cruisng speed of 170 km/h (92 knots, or 105. 6 miles per hour) and a range of 750 km (466 standard miles, 405 nautical miles). The MC-12 model has a cruising speed of 185 km/h (100 knots, or 114. 9 miles per hour) and range of 500 km (310. 6 standard miles, 270 nautical miles).

As with any homebuilt aircraft, the existing Cri-cri planes have often been modified by their builders, departing from the original design to a varying degree, resulting in different performance. As an experiment, one flying Cri-cri, F-PZPR, was even equipped by its pilot Nicolas Charmont with jet engines, increasing the cruising speed from 170 km/h (92 knots, or 105. specific --->A jet engine is a Reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of Fluid to 6 miles per hour) for the regular propeller-driven version to around 240 km/h (130 knots, or 149. 1 miles per hour).

Specifications (Colomban Cri-Cri)

Source: Pilotfriend.com General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 12 ft 10 in (3. 9 meters)
• Wingspan: 16 ft 0 in (4. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 87 meters)
• Height: ()
• Wing area: 34 ft² (3. 16 m²)
• Empty weight: 160 lb (73 kg)
• Loaded weight: 380 lb (172 kg)
• Useful load: 220 lb (100 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 380 lb (172 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Solo 210, Wood prop, 30 hp (2x15 hp) (11 kw) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 160 mph (258 kph)
• Maximum speed: 127 mph (204 kph)
• Cruise speed: 115 mph (180 kph)
• Stall speed: 42 mph (68 kph)
• Rate of climb: 1200 fpm (366 mpm)

References

• Cri-cri plane fan site Contains, among other things, a typical Cri-cri kit plane aerodynamic performance specifications, addresses of the design and parts manufacturers, Cri-cri owners and owners-to-be message exchange board, pictures and movies of the plane, and more references. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such For other uses see Stall. In Aerodynamics, a stall is a sudden reduction in the lift forces generated by an Airfoil In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude.
• Nicolas Charmont's Cri-cri F-PZPR with the jet engines
• Pictures of prop and jet variants