SFAN II
1930s French aircraft
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The SFAN II was a French motorglider built in the mid-1930s.
| SFAN II | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SFAN |
| History | |
| First flight | 1935 |
Specifications
Data from J2mcL Planeurs,[1] Aviafrance : S.F.A.N. II[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.72 m (22 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 315 kg (694 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ava 4A-00 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
- Wing loading: 19.1 kg/m2 (3.9 lb/sq ft)