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Robin Dauphin

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Low wing single piston light aircraft. Includes DR401-120 Dauphin (120Lite/120A), DR401-135 Ecoflyer (135CDI), DR401-155 Ecoflyer (155CDI/155R), CDI variants, and DR401-160 Major (160A/160LR).

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Diesel

Application

Sport, Touring, Trainer

Final assembly

Dijon (Darois) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

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Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Robin DR400	1972 / 1972	2014	Baseline variants.
Robin DR401 CDI	2014 / 2014		Variants with upgraded engines, includes Ecoflyer variants: DR401-135CDI, and DR401-155CDI/155R.
Robin DR401	2014 / 2014		Lycoming-engined variants, includes Dauphin 120Lite/120A, and Major 160A/LR variants.
Robin DR401-912iS	2022 / 2022		Rotax-powered variant.

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