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SITAR GY-90 Mowgli
| GY-90 Mowgli | |
|---|---|
| Role | civil utility aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SITAR for homebuilding |
| Designer | Yves Gardan |
The SITAR GY-90 Mowgli[1] was a light aircraft designed in France in the late 1960s and marketed for homebuilding.[2][3][4] Designer Yves Gardan intended it to be a smaller and simpler version of his Bagheera,[2][3][4] a conventional low-wing, cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin.[2][3] However, although the Bagheera had seating for up to four people in 2+2 configuration,[2] the Mowgli had no rear seat and could seat only two people, with space behind the seats for luggage.[2][3][4] Like the Bagheera, construction was of metal throughout.[2] The Mowgli was designed to use either a 67-kW (90-hp) or 75-kW (100-hp) Continental flat-4 engine.[2]
The Mowgli was available in the form of plans and kits,[3][4] and plans continued to be available even after SITAR closed in 1972.[5] The first example was expected to fly in 1970.[2]
- ^ SITAR marketed three designs: the Bagheera, the Mowgli, and the Sher Khan. The GY-100 Bagheera was named after Bagheera, a character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857). Mowgli and Sher Khan are characters in the same book.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Taylor 1971, p. 78
- ^ a b c d e The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2857
- ^ a b c d Taylor 1989, p. 825
- ^ Gunston 1993, p. 282
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