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News of April 01, 2007
Apex Aircraft and the Robin Ecoflyer.
Apex Aircraft is a holding company which recently acquired the assets of several well known French manufacturers of light aircraft: Robin, Mudry and Alpha. See http://www.apex-aircraft.com. The Avions Pierre Robin family finds its origins in the design of the famous Jodel light planes which originated in the fifties, and has a strong presence on the European market. The Robin airplanes go from 100 to 180 HP and 2 to 4 seats. Apex recently introduced the Robin Ecoflyer which is equipped with the Thielert Centurion 135 HP. Its success is guaranteed in Europe where it brings the advantage of diesel fuel consumption plus the low price of JetA: roughly 50% of Avgaz price.
posted at 8:41 PM
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