Payen Pa.101
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| Payen Pa.101 | |
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| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Nicolas Roland Payen |
| First flight | 17 April 1935[1] |
| Number built | 1 |
The Payen Pa.101 was an experimental aircraft designed by Nicolas Roland Payen in the 1930s.
Design
[edit]The Pa.101 was quite unorthodox for employing a combination of a delta wing and canard surfaces, given that the delta wing was in its developmental infancy.
Specifications
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Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome & Rhône 7Kd 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 360 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
- Cruise speed: 330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn) landing speed 47 mph
- Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,500 ft)
References
[edit]- ^ Japanese Secret Projects Experimental Aircraft of the IJA and IJN (Edwin M. Dyer, III) ISBN 978 1857803 174
- ^ "Payen Pa.101". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Pelletier, Alain J. (March–April 1997). "Paper Darts to Deltas: The Designs of Roland Payen". Air Enthusiast. No. 68. pp. 33–44. ISSN 0143-5450.
- Roux, Robert J. (November 1969). "Les avions Payen" [The Payen Aircraft]. Le album de fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (5): 2–6. ISSN 0757-4169.