Engineering:Petitbon RP-40
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Short description: 1930s French aircraft
Petitbon RP-40 Le Voyageur | |
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Role | Tourism |
Manufacturer | Petitbon |
First flight | 1 September 1953 |
Number built | 1 |
The Petitbon RP-40 Le Voyageur was a two-seat touring aircraft built in the early 1950s.
Design
The Petitbon RP-40 was a low-wing monoplane intended for amateur construction tourism.
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Length: 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 260 kg (573 lb)
- Gross weight: 460 kg (1,014 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65-8F 4-cylinder air-cooledhorizontally-opposed piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
References
- ↑ "Petitbon RP-40". https://www.aviafrance.com/petitbon-rp-40-le-voyageur--aviation-france-9476.htm. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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