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Chasle Tourbillon ✕ Dallach Sunwheel ✕
Manufacturer Yves Chasle Wolfgang Dallach
Description The Chasle YC-12 Tourbillon ("Whirlwind") was a single-seat light sporting aircraft developed in France in the mid-1960s and marketed for homebuilding via plans. The Dallach D.3 Sunwheel, also known as the WDFL Sunwheel and more recently the Fascination Sunwheel, is a fully aerobatic, single-engine, two-seat biplane, homebuilt from kits.
ICAO Code YC12
First Flight 1965-10-09
Designer Yves Chasle Wolfgang Dallach
Type Recreational aircraft
Length (m) 5.95 5.7
Height (m) 2.2
Cockpit Crew 1
Max Speed (km/h) 235 145
Cruise Speed (km/h) 205 130
Min Speed (km/h) 75
Rate of Climb (m/s) 4.6 0.62
Capacity Description one passenger
National Origin Germany
Number Built 3 48
Powerplant Description 1 × Continental A65 4-cyl air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp) each 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder horizontally opposed four stroke, air- and water-cooled, 60 kW (80 hp) each
Status In production
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasle_Tourbillon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallach_Sunwheel
Flat Wing Span (m) 6.7 7
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio 6
Wake Category L
Aircraft Engine Continental O-170
Number of Engines 1 1