APEV Pouchel II

{{Short description|French homebuilt aeroplane}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Pouchel II | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:Pouchel sol.JPG | alt = | caption = Pouchel II | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Amateur-built aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[France]] | manufacturer = [[APEV]] | design_group = | designer = Daniel Dalby | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = [[APEV Pouchel]] | variants = [[APEV Pouchel Classic]]<br />[[APEV Pouchel Light]] | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''APEV Pouchel II''' ({{langx|en|Ladder Flea Two}}) is a French [[amateur-built aircraft]], designed by Daniel Dalby and produced by [[APEV]] of [[Peynier]]. The aircraft was supplied as plans or as a kit for amateur construction, but is no longer available. It has been replaced in production by the [[APEV Pouchel Light]]<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 122. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="PII">{{cite web|url = http://www.pouchel.com/english/index_eng.php?p=pouchel_eng.htm|title = The Pouchel II, A Ladderless Pouchel|accessdate = 19 September 2012|last = APEV|date = n.d.}}</ref>

==Design and development== The Pouchel II replaced the original [[APEV Pouchel]] in production. The original Pouchel was constructed using three commercially available [[aluminium]] ladders, hence APEV is the Association pour la Promotion des Echelles Volantes, or in English, Association for the Promotion of Flying Ladders. Later the ladder manufacturer grew concerned about [[Public liability|liability]] and refused to supply any more ladders. The Pouchel was then re-designed to use aeronautical rectangular aluminium tubing in place of the original ladders and the new aircraft was designated the Pouchel II. The Pouchel series are all derivatives of the classic 1930s [[Henri Mignet]]-designed [[Mignet Pou-du-Ciel]] (Flying Flea).<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="PII" />

The Pouchel II features a cantilever rear wing with a [[strut-braced]] [[parasol-wing|parasol]] front wing, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, fixed [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]]. The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span front wing and {{convert|4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span rear have a combined area of {{convert|12|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and both employ [[NACA airfoil|NACA 23112]] [[airfoil]]s. The prototype used a {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 447]] [[two-stroke]] powerplant, but the {{convert|35|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 377]] is also recommended. The {{convert|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Hirth F-33]] has also been fitted.<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="PII" />

==Specifications (Pouchel II) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand and APEV<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="PII" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=90 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=40 |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh=120 |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=+4/-2 |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=2.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2=18.75 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.pouchel.com/english/index_eng.php?p=pouchel_eng.htm Official website] {{APEV aircraft}}

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