Robin R3000

The Robin R3000 is a French single-engined light aircraft designed and built by Avions Robin, which entered production in the 1980s. Design of an all-metal range with two to four seats, a choice of engines and fixed or retractable undercarriage began in 1978, and the first prototype, the four-seat R.3140 with a Lycoming O-320, flew on 8 December 1980. It is a low-wing monoplane with a fixed nosewheel undercarriage, a distinctive T-tail, a forward-sliding canopy and constant-dihedral wings in place of the cranked wings of the wooden Robins. In 1983 Avions Robin agreed with SOCATA to market the series, which limited its engines to 160 hp, and the R.3140 received its type certificate on 13 October 1983. Production continued after Robin was sold in 1988, with 76 delivered by 1998.