Goupy Type A
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The Goupy Type A was a staggered biplane designed by Ambroise Goupy in the early 1910s.
Design
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 45 m2 (480 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)