SOCATA Horizon

Gardan GY -80 Horizon is a single-engine light aircraft of the French manufacturer Gardan, designed by Yves Gardan and built by Sud Aviation. The low-wing monoplane was produced in several variants with and without retractable landing gear. The retractable undercarriage is simultaneously extended or retracted with the flap by 19 turns with a hand crank.

The crew consists of a pilot can fly a maximum of three passengers. Its launch weight of 1020-1150 kg.

The length of the machine is 6.53 meters, 9.69 meters, the span and the height of 2.59 meters. Maximum, the aircraft with 280 km / h flying. It reaches a height of 5,000 meters and has a range of 1,225 kilometers.

272 aircraft were produced from 1963 to 1968 in three different engine variants ( 150,160 and 180HP ) and with two different types of propellers (adjustable or fixed).

• Civilian aircraft type