Engineering:Durand et Delaville RB.01 Beauregard

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Short description: 1950s French aircraft
RB.01 Beauregard
Role Tourism
National origin France
Manufacturer Durand et Delaville
First flight 1952
Number built 1

The Durand et Delaville RB.01 Beauregard was a tourism aircraft built in France in the early 1950s.

Design

The RB.01 was a single-seat parasol monoplane of amateur construction.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 9.09 m2 (97.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 171 kg (377 lb)
  • Gross weight: 272 kg (600 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Volkswagen 4-cylinder radial engine, 19 kW (25 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 107 km/h (66 mph, 58 kn) at ground level

References

Further reading

  • Gaillard, Pierre (3 March 1990) (in fr). Les avions français de 1944 a 1964. Paris: EPA Editions. p. 127. ISBN 2851203509.