__NOTOC__ The Dart Pup (originally the Dunstable Dart) was a British single-seat

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designed and built by Zander and Weyl (later Dart Aircraft) at

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Development

The Pup was a single-seat

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monoplane with an Ava flat-four pusher engine mounted on the wing trailing edge. The wings could be folded back for storage. The Pup

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''G-AELR'' first flew in July 1936. In 1937 the Pup was fitted with a 36 hp (27 kW)

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engine, a taller landing gear and a modified rudder. In August 1938 it crashed and was destroyed on takeoff.

Specifications (Ava-powered)

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