Issoire APM 20 Lionceau

what is it?

The APM 20 Lionceau is a two-seat very light aircraft manufactured by the French manufacturer Issoire Aviation. Despite its classic appearance, it is entirely built from composite materials, especially carbon fibers. Designed by Philippe Moniot and certified in 1999 (see EASA CS-VLA), this very light (400 kg empty, 634 kg loaded) and economical (80 PS engine) aircraft is primarily intended to be used to learn to fly, but also to travel with a relatively high cruise speed (113 knots).

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/hcruise speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 620 kgmax take-off weight

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 31 years ago, in 1995.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1995

status

in production

number built

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role

civil utility aircraft

makers

Issoire Aviation

engines

1× Rotax 912 A2

crew

1

passengers

1

length

6.6 m

wingspan

8.7 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

620 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

230 km/h

range

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