DAR-23

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title: "DAR-23" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["homebuilt-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "2010s-bulgarian-ultralight-aircraft", "dar-aircraft", "high-wing-aircraft"] description: "Bulgarian ultralight aircraft" topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAR-23" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Bulgarian ultralight aircraft ::

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Field	Value
name	DAR-23
image	File:Dar23n002.jpg
aircraft_type	Amateur-built ultralight aircraft
national_origin	Bulgaria
manufacturer	Aeroplanes DAR
status	Under re-development (March 2014)
number_built	At least two prototypes
introduction	2001
first_flight	August 2001
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The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

The DAR-23 project started in December 2000, with the prototype completed in August 2001. The design was first displayed in North America at AirVenture in July 2012. There is no indication that any more than two prototypes have been completed or that series production has commenced.

In March 2014 the company indicated that the design was being re-developed.

Design and development

The DAR-23 features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit with a windshield, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration, mounted high above the cockpit.

The aircraft structure is made from a combination of 1050, 2024, 3130 and 6164 aluminum tubing, with the main beam, cockpit pod and main landing gear made from composites. The landing gear is pyramidal in design. Its all-metal wing employs composite flaperons. Controls are actuated by push-pull cables, while the elevator trim is electric. The nosewheel is steerable. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 50 to and standard engines used include the 50 hp Hirth F-23, the 50 hp Rotax 503 and the 64 hp Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplants. Construction time from the supplied standard kit is estimated as 350 hours, although a quick-build kit is also available.

Specifications (DAR-23)

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|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Rotax 503 |eng1 type=twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine |eng1 kw=34 |eng1 hp=

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Performance

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References

References

1. "DAR 23 « AeroplanesDAR". aeroplanesdar.com.
2. [[Aeroplanes DAR]]. (2014). "Company History".
3. Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: ''Aeroplanes DAR-23'', Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 26. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
4. [[Aeroplanes DAR]]. (2012). "Company Profile".
5. [[Aeroplanes DAR]]. (2012). "DAR-23".
6. {{harvnb. Jackson. 2007

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