The first example flew on 4 April 1950. Of conventional tailwheel configuration, the D11 featured a fixed, spatted undercarriage, and accommodated pilot and passenger side-by-side. The wing panels outboard of the landing gear struts had a marked dihedral. Various powerplants were installed, typically Salmson 9, Continental O-170 or Continental O-200. The aircraft uses all-wood construction with a single piece box-spar. D.11s were licence-built by a number of manufacturers in Europe and elsewhere, including Wassmer, Aero-Difusión, and Falconar Avia. Many examples were also home-built with plans provided by Falconar. More than 3,000 examples have been built and flown. Many Jodels have been built in Australia and flown with VH- registrations, but a number have been reregistered with RAAus. For dtails of the numerous variants, click here. Specifications below are for the D.117 with Continental C90-14F engine variant.
