The prototype Cherry made its first flight on 24 April 1982. Plans (written in German) are available, and 140 sets had been sold by early 1991. The canopy and main spar are available in prefabricated form.

TYPE: Two-seat homebuilt.

AIRFRAME: Wings and tail unit have wood spars and Styrofoam skins covered with glassfibre. Wing section NACA 747A15. Ailerons and flaps of foam and glassfibre construction. Optional folding wings and all-moving tailplane. Wood fuselage structure, plywood and glassfibre covered. Retractable tricycle landing gear, with brakes.

POWER PLANT: One 48.5 kW (65 hp) Teledyne Continental A65. Alternative engines include Limbach L 2400, Teledyne Continental A75 or C90-8F, or Rotax 912. Fuel capacity 84 litres (22.2 US gallons; 18.5 Imp gallons).

DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:

• Wing span: 7.00 m (22 ft 11½ in)
• Length overall: 5.25 m (17 ft 2½ in)
• Height overall: 2.05 m (6 ft 8½ in)
• Propeller diameter: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)

AREA:

• Wings, gross: 8.50 m² (91.5 sq ft)

WEIGHTS:

• Weight empty, equipped: 310 kg (683 lb)
• Max payload: 190 kg (419 lb)
• Max baggage: 40 kg (88 lb)
• Max T-O and landing weight: 550 kg (1,212 lb)

PERFORMANCE (with A65 engine, at max T-O weight, except where indicated):

• Max level speed at 915 m (3,000 ft): 121 knots (225 km/h; 140 mph)
• Max cruising speed at 915 m (3,000 ft): 113 knots (210 km/h; 130 mph)
• Stalling speed, flaps down, engine idling, at AUW of 510 kg (1,125 lb): 45 knots (84 km/h; 52 mph)
• Max rate of climb at S/L: 180 m (590 ft)/min
• Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,775 ft)
• T-O run: 300 m (985 ft)
• Landing run: 150 m (492 ft)
• Range with max fuel: 539 nm (1,000 km; 621 miles)
• Endurance: 6 h
• g limits: +3.8/-1.9

The article appears in the following publication:
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1991-92. Jane's Information Group Ltd. 1991. ISBN: 0-7106-0965-5