Peña Dahu

The Peña Dahu, named for the legendary French mountain animal, is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.

Design and development
The Dahu is intended for mountain flying, aero-towing gliders and touring. It features a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The Dahu is made from wood. Its 9 m span wing has an area of 15 m2 and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 120 to 200 hp and include the 160 hp Lycoming O-320, 180 hp Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants. When equipped with a 120 hp engine the gross weight is limited to 900 kg instead of 1200 kg.

Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "unashamedly rustic".