The Menestrel was designed by Henri Nicollier and he flew the first single-seat version, the HN433 on 25th November 1962. The two seater HN700 followed some twenty-four years later the project starting in 1986 and first taking to the air on July 7th 1989.
The aircraft is a two seat low wing monoplane of classic wood and fabric construction and features a single-piece wing with plywood leading edges and fabric covering aft of the spar.
Source: menestrel.org.uk
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