title: Robin Aiglon
text: # Robin Aiglon
  
  The Robin R.1180 Aiglon is a French four-seat touring and training monoplane designed and built by Avions Robin.
  
  ## Development
  
  The Aiglon is an all-metal low-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear and powered by a nose-mounted 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A3AD or a Lycoming O-360-A3A engine. It was based on the early HR100 but had a lighter airframe and new fin and rudder. The prototype first flew on 25 March 1977 and the production version with detail improvements was certified on 19 September 1978.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### R.1180 Aiglon
  
      Prototype, one built
  
  ### R.1180T Aiglon
  
      Production variant with longer cabin side windows, 30 built
  
  ### R.1180TD Aiglon II
  
      A R.1180T with a new instrument panel, improved cabin furnishing and an external baggage locker, 36 built
  
  ## Specifications (R.1180)
  
  Data from Orbis.
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Capacity: 3
  * Length: 7.26 m (23 ft 9.75 in)
  * Wingspan: 9.08 m (29 ft 9.5 in)
  * Height: 2.38 m (7 ft 9.75 in)
  * Wing area: 15.10 $m^2$ (162.54 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
  * Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A3AD flat-four piston engine , 134 kW (180 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 251 km/h (156 mph, 136 kn)
  * Range: 1,625 km (1,009 mi, 877 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 5,030 m (16,505 ft)
  