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Comco-Ikarus C42B Cyclone
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PH-3A3 Comco-Ikarus C42 c/n 9710-6076 - MLA-airfield Stadskanaal in Holland - 24 May 2008 MLA airfield Stadskanaal (EHST)

The Comco-Ikarus C42B Cyclone is a two-seat high-wing ultralight aeroplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage. Developed as the successor of the Fox C22, the Comco-Ikarus C42 is an innovative two-seat micro-light aircraft. Production of the C-42 started in 1997 and over 1000 C42 are built and exported world-wide. The powerplant of the C42 is a 4-cylinder-4-stroke Rotax 912UL engine. The empty weight of the aeroplane is 275 kg. With an airspeed of 175 km/hr and a fuel tank volume of 50 litre the range of the C42B is approx. 650 km.

The 1997-built Comco-Ikarus C42 Cyclone s/n 9710-6076 was registered PH-3A3 in the Netherlands on 10 December 1997. The airframe is powered by a Rotax 912 UL DCDI engine. Comco-Ikarus C42 Cyclone PH-3A3 was photographed at the MLA-aerodrome Stadskanaal in Vledderveen, the Netherlands. On 14 January 2012, the Ultralight aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a fatal crash at Mussel close to the MLA-aerodrome. Registration PH-3A3 was cancelled on 17 January 2012.

page last updated: 24-01-2012
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