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Kellner-Béchereau E.60

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Kellner-Béchereau E.60
Role Prototype training aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Avions Kellner-Béchereau, Boulogne-Billancourt
Designer Louis Béchereau
First flight 1940
Number built 1

The Kellner-Béchereau E.60 was a prototype single-engine, single-seat training aircraft, designed in France in the late 1930s. It was a monoplane with a novel "double" wing, the rear part providing lift and lateral control as well as acting as slotted flaps.

Design and development

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Specifications

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Data from Mihaly, Edouard. Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60, p. 9

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 3 m2 (32 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
  • Gross weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron II 4-cylinder inverted in-line air cooled, 46 kW (62 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)
  • Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
  • Endurance: 3.5 hr
  • Rate of climb: 3.0 m/s (590 ft/min) initial

References

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  • Bruneteau, François (November 1975). "J'ai piloté: Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60" [I Flew: The Kellner-Bechereau E.60]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (75): 10. ISSN 0757-4169.
  • Mihaly, Edouard (November 1975). "Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60: le plus petite avion militaire français en 1939" [The Kellner-Bechereau E.60: The Smallest French Military Aircraft in 1939]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (75): 8–10. ISSN 0757-4169.