Koechlin & Pischoff Monoplan

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Koechlin & Pischoff Monoplan
Type: Experimental airplane
Design country:

FranceFrance France

Manufacturer:

Koechlin & Pischoff

Version of the Koechlin monoplane from 1910

The Koechlin & Pischoff Monoplan was a French monoplane from 1908.

description

The plane had a boat-like fuselage. The pilot sat between the wings. There was a split elevator at the top and at the end of the fuselage. The fin at the end of the fuselage was also split. The transverse control was carried out via rudders on the wing tips. The aircraft was propelled by a two-cylinder boxer engine that drove two wooden propellers via chains, which were located on booms directly behind the wing.

The aircraft was exhibited at the Aero Salon in Paris in December 1908 .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
Wing area 23 m²
drive a water-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine with 17 HP (13 kW)

Web links

  • [1] Two versions

Individual evidence

  1. Flight of January 9, 1909, p. 22
  2. Flight of January 2, 1909, p. 4