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1930s French aircraft

SFAN II
Role Ultralight aircraftType of aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer SFAN
First flight 1935

The SFAN II was a French motorglider built in the mid-1930s.

Specifications

Data from J2mcL Planeurs, Aviafrance : S.F.A.N. II

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.72 m (22 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 16.5 m (178 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 315 kg (694 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Ava 4A-00 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
  • Wing loading: 19.1 kg/m (3.9 lb/sq ft)

See also

Related development

References

  1. "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°2209". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. "S.F.A.N. II - Motoplaneur - Un siècle d'aviation française" (in French). Aviafrance.com. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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