# Beaujon Enduro > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beaujon_Enduro > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beaujon_Enduro.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaujon_Enduro > Source revision: 1350433079 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American ultralight aircraft Enduro General information Type Ultralight aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Beaujon Aircraft Designer Herbert Beaujon Status Plans available History Introduction date 1978 First flight 1978 The **Beaujon Enduro** is a single-seat, [American](/source/United_States) high-wing, [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration) [ultralight aircraft](/source/Ultralight_aircraft). The Enduro was introduced in 1978 and remains available as plans from [Beaujon Aircraft](/source/Beaujon_Aircraft) of [Ardmore, Oklahoma](/source/Ardmore%2C_Oklahoma).[1][2] ## Development The Enduro is an early ultralight design that was first developed before the United States ultralight category and its [FAR 103 *Ultralight Vehicles*](/source/Ultralight_aircraft_(United_States)) rules were finalized, but it fits into the requirements including the category's maximum 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight.[3] With the originally specified 82 lb (37 kg) [Briggs & Stratton](/source/Briggs_%26_Stratton) 401417, four-stroke, 656 cc, 16 hp (12 kW) lawn mower powerplant the aircraft has an empty weight of 230 lb (104 kg). The engine burns only 1 US gal (4 L) per hour giving an endurance of 5 hours on the specified 5 US gal (19 L) of fuel, hence the aircraft's name.[3] Reviewer Andre Cliche says of Beaujon's designs that they are "beautifully simple".[1] ## Design The Enduro's wing and tail structure include wooden aircraft-grade spruce spars with [polystyrene](/source/Polystyrene) foam ribs. The constant-chord, wooden-framed wing and the tail surfaces are covered with 1⁄32 in (1 mm) [poplar](/source/Populus) plywood. The wing is [strut](/source/Strut)-braced.[3] The [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) features a fixed tail skid just behind the cockpit, steel-sprung main-gear suspension and a nose skid. Like many pusher ultralight aircraft the Enduro sits on its tail skid when unoccupied and on its nose skid when a pilot is sitting in the seat. No brakes are specified in the design.[3] The controls are three-axis, with an overhead-mounted control column. The [rudder](/source/Rudder) and [ailerons](/source/Ailerons) are designed to be interconnected and controlled via the control wheel.[3] The open frame fuselage consists of 6061T6 [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing and a single open pilot's seat. The powerplant is installed behind the pilot and above the 5 US gal (19 L) fuel tank.[3] Beaujon Aircraft supplies plans for the Enduro as part of a package which includes plans for eight ultralight craft as well as a 31-page manual.[2] ## Specifications (Enduro) *Data from* Beaujon[3] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Length:** 16 ft 7 in (5.06 m) - **Wingspan:** 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) - **Height:** 7 ft 0 in (2.14 m) - **Wing area:** 102 sq ft (9.49 m2) - **[Airfoil](/source/Airfoil):** Rhodes St. Genese 32 - **Empty weight:** 230 lb (104 kg) - **Max takeoff weight:** 436 lb (197 kg) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Briggs & Stratton](/source/Briggs_%26_Stratton) 401417, four-stroke, 656 cc fixed pitch, 16 hp (12 kW) **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 65 mph (105 km/h, 56 kn) - **Cruise speed:** 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn) - **Stall speed:** 26 mph (42 km/h, 23 kn) - **Range:** 250 mi (405 km, 220 nmi) - **Rate of climb:** 350 ft/min (1.7 m/s) - **Wing loading:** 4.2 lb/sq ft (20.8 kg/m2) - **[Power/mass](/source/Power-to-weight_ratio):** 27.3 lb/hp (0.06 kW/kg) ## See also **Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era** - [Aero-Works Aerolite 103](/source/Aero-Works_Aerolite_103) - [Avid Champion](/source/Avid_Champion) - [Chotia Gypsy](/source/Chotia_Gypsy) - [Fisher FP-101](/source/Fisher_FP-101) - [Freebird I](/source/Freebird_I) - [ISON Airbike](/source/ISON_Airbike) - [Pterodactyl Ascender](/source/Pterodactyl_Ascender) - [Jean St-Germain Raz-Mut](/source/Jean_St-Germain_Raz-Mut) - [Ultraflight Lazair](/source/Ultraflight_Lazair) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cliche_1-1) Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, page B-8. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BeaujonHome_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BeaujonHome_2-1) Beaujon, Herbert (n.d.). ["Beaujon Ultralights"](http://www.beaujonaircraft.com/). Retrieved August 2, 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-BeaujonEnduro_3-6) Beaujon, Herbert (n.d.). ["BJ Enduro"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100613142346/http://www.beaujonaircraft.com/enduroindex.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.beaujonaircraft.com/enduroindex.html) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009. ## External links - [Official website (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250122202628/http://www.beaujonaircraft.com/) - [Photo of a modified Enduro](http://www.shadowvision.com/enduro/SE-YFZ_79633.jpg) v t e Beaujon Aircraft Aircraft BJ-2 Enduro Flybike Hardnose Mach .07 Minimac Viewmaster Windward --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Beaujon Enduro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaujon_Enduro) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaujon_Enduro?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.