[1] The Aviasud Mistral was designed by two Belgian engineers, Francois Goethals and Bernard d'Otreppe.

[1] The Mistral is a biplane of mixed wooden and composite construction, with forward swept wings, with the all-moving lower wings used as large ailerons, and a conventional, all-moving tailplane.

It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and a nose-mounted Rotax piston engine.

[1][2] On May 4, 1987, an Aviasud Mistral was flown to the geographic North Pole by Nicolas Hulot, a world first for this type of aircraft.

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993-94 [2]General characteristics Performance