2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Schaffen Jodel DR1050: Ad Meskens· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Robin, Pierre, DR-100A: SDASM· Public domain
what is it?
The Robin DR100 series is a family of French light aircraft made by Pierre Robin, which first flew in 1958. Of wooden construction, it has tailwheel undercarriage and 2+2 seating; as a development of Jodel aircraft, its wings feature the same distinctive marked outboard dihedral. Whilst no longer produced, plans can be purchased for amateur construction.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 8.7 m wingspan
base stats
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1957
- number built
- 792
- role
- three/four-seat light aircraft
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- engines
- 1× Continental C90
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 2
- length
- 6.6 m
- wingspan
- 8.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 700 kg
- top speed
- 210 km/h
- cruise speed
- 190 km/h
- range
- —
- landing gear
- fixed conventional landing gear
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16673005, Wikipedia: Robin DR100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.