Épervier X-01 Airplane - Ottawa, Ontario - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

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Épervier X-01 Airplane

This is the first Canadian airplane to be designed and constructed by students. It was built from scratch by 12 mechanical engineering students from the University of Sherbrooke.

"There’s a new sight to see at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

An airplane built by undergraduate students at the University of Sherbrooke has landed itself a spot in the museum’s collections.

Épervier X-01 was nearly silent in its approach to the runway.

David Rancourt piloted the small plane. He’s one of a group of students who built it.
They engineered the plane from scratch and Rancourt tells 1310News it can perform a number of tricks.

“This airplane can do a lot of things,” he says. “It’s fully aerobatic, so it’s designed to do all the crazy stuff we see on TV, except that it costs around one-fifth of the price.”

He says they built it completely from scratch.

“It’s only made from raw materials like glass fibre, carbon fibres,” says Rancourt. “We built this aircraft without any moulds.”

The group came up with the $70,000 project in 2006 and now it’s made its final approach to its new home at the museum where it will be viewed by hundreds of airplane enthusiasts every year."

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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Épervier X-01 Airplane Tail Number: (S/N): C-FWMQ Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Canadian Aviation and Space Museum inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Space and Aviation Museum - Ottawa, Ontario Opening hours Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission fees Adult $15, Youth (3-17) $10 Senior (age 60+) / Student $13 - Free on Thursday from 4 to 5 PM Access restrictions: Aircrafts cannot be touched. There are barriers on the floor that serve to prevent visitors from approaching too close and touching the aircraft.

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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