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Beagle Pup

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B.121 Pup
Role
Manufacturer Beagle Aircraft Limited
First flight 1967
Introduced 1968
Produced 1967-1970
Number built 152
Variants Beagle Bulldog

The Beagle B.121 Pup is a 1960s British two-seat single-engined training and touring aircraft built by Beagle Aircraft Limited at Shoreham Airport.

History

The Pup was designed as a single-engined all-metal two-seat aerobatic aircraft or a four-seat touring aircraft. The prototype Pup (a Series 1 G-AVDF) first flew from Shoreham Airport on 8 April 1967. The second and third aircraft were Series 2 aircraft fitted with an enlarged rudder which became standard on all production aircraft.

Beagle Aircraft Ltd chose to build the Pup following a market survey which demonstrated a global requirement for a 2-4 seat training/touring aircraft to replace aging Tiger Moths and Pipers used by flying clubs .

The first delivery was to the Shoreham Flying School on 12 April 1968. The aircraft was popular and sold to flying clubs and private users worldwide. A Series 3 variant, a four-seater, was developed for the Iranian Civil Air Training Organisation. By 1969 production had increased at Shoreham to one Pup a day, aircraft were flown to either Rearsby Aerodrome or Cambridge Airport for painting and finishing. One aircraft was evaluated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1969, but was not ordered. In December 1969 the government withdrew financial support for Beagle and the company was placed in receivership. Over 250 Pups were on order but production ceased with the 152nd aircraft.

A military version of the Pup was developed as the Beagle B.125 Bulldog with a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming engine. Only one prototype aircraft was built by Beagle before it ceased operations, the design and production was taken over by Scottish Aviation.

Variants

  • Pup Series 1 (also known as the Pup 100) powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200A engine
  • Pup Series 2 (also known as the Pup 150) powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Lycoming 0-320-A2B engine
  • Pup Series 3 (also known as the Pup 160) powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming 0-360-A engine
  • Bulldog - military training version, prototypes only built by Beagle

Aircraft Type Clubs

The Beagle Pup is supported by an active aircraft type club, the Beagle Pup & Bulldog Club.

Operators

Civil operators

 Iran
  • Iranian Civil Air Training Organisation
 United Kingdom
  • Derby Aero Club
  • Shoreham Flying School
  • SkySport UK
  • Starline Elms Coaches

Military Operators

 New Zealand
  • One aircraft evaluated by the RNZAF in 1969, not ordered.

Specifications (Pup Series 1)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 22 ft 11 in (6.99 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft (9.45 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
  • Wing area: 119.5 ft² (11.10 m²)
  • Empty weight: 985 lb (447 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,600 lb (725 kg)
  • Powerplant:Rolls-Royce/Continental 0-200-A air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder piston engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

Specifications (Pup Series 2)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft (9.45)
  • Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
  • Wing area: 119½ ft² (11.20 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,090 lb (495 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,925 lb (873 kg)
  • Powerplant:Lycoming O-320-A2B flat-four piston engine, 150 hp (112 kW)

Performance

See also

  1. ^ Carr, Richard: Pup, up and away, Article 11, pages 44-47. Design Journal, 01/11/1968. http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php?year=1968&title=239&article=d.239.30
  2. ^ Beagle Pup & Bulldog Club (2008). "Beagle Pup & Bulldog Club". http://www.beaglepupandbulldogclub.org/. Retrieved on 2008-06-20. 
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9. 

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Published in July 2009.




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