Ikarus C42

what is it?

The Ikarus C42 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation microlight aircraft, manufactured in Germany by Comco Ikarus. It is used primarily for flight training, touring and personal flying.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 175 km/hcruise speed
• range 695 kmwithout refuelling
• size 540 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,200made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 30 years ago, in 1996.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1996

number built

1,200

role

fixed wing microlight and light-sport aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Comco Ikarus

engines

1× Rotax 912UL

crew

1

length

6.2 m

wingspan

9.5 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

540 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

175 km/h

range

695 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.