Leduc 0.21
| Leduc 0.21 | |
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 Leduc 0.21 |
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| Type: | Prototype experimental aircraft |
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| First flight: |
7th August 1953 |
| Production time: |
Was never mass-produced |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Leduc 0.21 was a research aircraft that was built in France in 1953 to refine the practical aspects of the ramjet .
history
Initially proposed as 0.20 , it was very similar to its predecessor Leduc 0.10, but enlarged by around 30% and provided with fuel tanks on the wing tips. Like the previous model, it couldn't take off on its own and had to be towed up. Two copies were built and completed an extensive flight test program from 1953 to 1956 in order to develop operational performance profiles for the ramjet engine. A total of 284 free flights were made. Built only for subsonic speeds, the 0.21 reaches a top speed of Mach 0.95.
Technical specifications
General properties
- Crew: 1
- Length: 12.50 m
- Span: 11.60 m
- Wing area: 22.0 m²
- Empty weight: 3,300 kg
- Gross weight: 6,000 kg
- Engine: 1 × Leduc ramjet, 63.7 kN thrust
- Top speed: 900 km / h
See also
Web links
Commons : Leduc 020 - collection of images, videos and audio files
credentials
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 570.
- World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing, London, S. File 900 Sheet 5.
- Tony Buttler, Jean-Louis Delezenne: X-Planes of Europe . Hikoki Publications, Manchester 2012, ISBN 978-1-902109-21-3 .