SCAN 20
| SCAN 20 | |
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| Type: | Training flying boat |
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| First flight: |
October 6, 1945 |
| Commissioning: |
1951 |
| Number of pieces: |
24 |
The SCAN 20 was a two-seat training flying boat made by the French manufacturer Société de Construction Aéronavale .
history
The SCAN 20 was developed after a tender by the French Ministry of Aviation for a training flying boat of the " Marine nationale ". The prototype was designed by Bernard Devèze in 1941 and continued to be built in secret after the occupation of Vichy France . The first flight took place on October 6, 1945. 30 aircraft with the more powerful Potez 8D engine were commissioned for the French Navy , but only 23 were delivered. According to another source, however, the French government's order for just 23 machines was canceled prior to construction.
construction
The machine was a cantilever high-wing aircraft built largely from wood with support floats arranged under the outer wings. It had a high-set double tail unit and a closed cockpit for four people with seats next to each other in two rows. The prototype was equipped with a Béarn 6-D in- line engine over the wing and powered a pusher propeller .
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 2 |
| length | 11.70 m |
| span | 15 m |
| height | 3.62 m |
| Wing area | 32 m² |
| Empty mass | 1778 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2500 kg |
| Cruising speed | 200 km / h |
| Top speed | 230 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5000 m |
| Range | 1000 km |
| Engines | 1 × Potez 8D piston engine with 235 kW (320 PS) |
See also
literature
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1993, p. 793.
- World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing, London.
Web links
- Constant Simonet, pilote d'hydravion (fr). Retrieved October 26, 2012
Individual evidence
- ^ Plane Facts, in AIR International , March 1980, p. 141
- ↑ Le Journal de l'Aérophile (fr) accessed on October 26, 2012