SNCASE SE-1210
| SE-1210 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental flying boat |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SNCASE |
| First flight | 9 June 1948 |
| Retired | 1952 |
| Number built | 1 |
The SNCASE SE-1210 was an experimental French flying-boat designed and built by SNCASE as a flying scale model of the proposed SE-1200 transatlantic flying boat.[1]
Design and development
The SE-1200 was a proposed eight-engined very large 125-passenger flying boat and to enable aerodynamic tests of the design a flying scale model approximately one-third size was built.[1] The resultant SE-1210 was powered by four 240 hp (179 kW) Renault 6Q in-line piston engines.[1] The SE-1210, registered F-WEPI, first flew on 9 June 1948 but following the cancellation of the SE-1200 project the trials were discontinued and the flying boat was scrapped in 1952.[1]
Specification
Data from French Postwar Transport Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Wingspan: 21.75 m (71 ft 4 in)
- Gross weight: 5,461 kg (12,039 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Renault 6Q six-cylinder inline inverted piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp) each
See also
References
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- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chillon, Jacques. Dubois, Jean-Pierre and Wegg, John. French Postwar Transport Aircraft, Air-Britain, 1980, ISBN 0-8513-0078-2.