[1] An evolution of the Ikarus C42, the C52 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules.
The C-52 is not intended to replace the C42 in production, but instead to act as a higher-end complementary model.
Like the C42, it features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
[1] The aircraft differs from the earlier C42 primarily in that the landing gear is a cantilever design, the tail is constructed of carbon fibre and the engine mount was redesigned.
[1][2] Data from Bayerl and Comco Ikarus[1][2]General characteristics Performance