French sports aircraft built in the early 1920s
The Bleriot-SPAD S.30 was a French sports aircraft built in the early 1920s.
Design
The S.30 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction. It was the first French aircraft to be built and equipped with a NACA cover. In September 1920, after initial flight tests, it was re-engined with a Le Rhone engine and redesignated S.30bis.
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 15.40 m2 (165.8 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 333 kg (734 lb)
- Gross weight: 460 kg (1,014 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani inline engine, 34 kW (45 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
See also
Related lists
References
- ^ "SPAD S-30 - avion de sport - Un siècle d'aviation française". aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
