a headrest which formed the start of an upper fuselage fairing, fabric-covered and running back to the tail. The vertical tail was rhomboidal in profile, with an unbalanced rudder. The horizontal tail was rectangular in plan and, like the ailerons, split spanwise into two moving sections with greater deflections at the rear. The Libellule's landing gear was fixed and conventional with a track of . Its mainwheels were on a single axle, connected to the central and lower fuselage with a lateral, inverted, W-strut of profiled steel tubes, with rubber cord shock absorbers. Drag loads were countered with fore-and-aft wire bracing. Operational history The sole Libellule was first flown in mid-December 1927 and in June 1928 gained its certificate of airworthiness. At the end of June it was displayed at Orly by Nessler and it returned there again in September for the light plane meeting. There were frequent discussions in France about the merits of low-power aircraft (avionettes in French) which cited the Libellue as an exemplar of the type. In 1930 it was offered for sale at a price of 35,000 francs and it remained active until at least late 1934. Specifications References Parasol-wing aircraft 1920s French sport aircraft Peyret aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1927