| Castel Yanapour II | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Primary Training Glider |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| Designer | Robert Costello |
The Castel Yanapour II was a training glider built in the late 1929 in France. It was a glider of high-wing monoplane configuration. It was designed by Spanish-born French aeronautical engineer Robert Costello and manufactured by Constructions Aéronautiques Émile Dewoitine Only one plane was built, and it had its maiden journey in 1929, but due to new models being designed, it was dismantled.
Specifications
Data from , J2mcL Planeurs: Castel Yanapour II
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.02 m (26 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 12.48 m (40 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 24.00 m (258.3 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 6
- Airfoil: Göttingen 535 at 15% thickness
- Empty weight: 140 kg (309 lb)
- Gross weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
Performance
References
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- "Le vol à voile des années 1930"; Vieilles plumes : bulletin officiel de la Commission historique de la Fédération française de vol à voile, n°22, 2010.
- Christian Castello, , Toulouse, Éditions Le Lézard, 1994, 330 p. (ISBN 2-907384-91-0), p. 118-119.
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- "Vieilles Plumes n°22 - Le vol à voile des années 30Pierre Massenet et l'AVIA -". www.aerostories.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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