The Croses EC-6 Criquet ("Locust") is a 1960s
French two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Emilien Croses.
Development
The EC-6 Criquet is a design for a homebuilt aircraft with a
tailwheel landing gear
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft Landing gear, undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the Center of gravity of an aircraft, center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail ...
, and tandem wing configuration similar to the
Mignet Pou-du-Ciel
The Flying Flea () is a large family of light homebuilt aircraft first flown in 1933.
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family. It has two side-by-side seats. It first flew in 1965, and seven examples had flown by 1977, with more than 60 known to be under construction.
The EC-6 Criquet Léger (Mini Criquet) is an ultralight variant.
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The LC-6 Criquet is an improved version developed by Gilbert Landray.][
The LC-10 Criquet was developed by a Mr Millet of ''Société Co-Plasud'' who used fibreglass construction throughout the entire aircraft. It was used as a trainer by the Aéro-Club du Maconnais. While considerably more expensive to build than a conventional wooden Criquet, the fibreglass version was also heavier.][
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Operational history
As well as being used for local flying, the Criquet has been flown to both national and international light aircraft rallies. A French owned example visited the 1992 rally at RAF Wroughton airfield near Swindon
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, Wiltshire, England.
Variants
;EC-6 Criquet: (English:cricket) The original version designed by Emilien Croses.[
;EC-6 Criquet Léger: An ultralight version.
;LC-6 Criquet: (LC - Landray-Coses) The EC-6 modified and improved by Gilbert Landray.]
Specifications (EC-6 no.01 Criquet)
See also
References
Further reading
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*{{cite book , title=Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation , last=Taylor , first=Michael J.H. , year=1989 , publisher=Studio Editions , location=London , isbn=978-0-517-69186-1, page=272
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