SABCA S-2
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| Type: | Airliner |
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1926 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The SABCA S-2 was developed in 1926. It was the first commercial aircraft designed and built in Belgium. It was an all-metal aircraft with thick wings and a tail unit made of corrugated iron, similar to the Junkers F 13 . The SABCA company mainly produced light aircraft or under license.
construction
The fuselage was made of all-metal construction with a rectangular cross-section. The cockpit was open on the sides and had a windshield. The passenger compartment was closed and accessible through a door in the rear area. The aircraft is a cantilever high wing with a thick profile. The wing was made of all-metal construction. The tail unit was made of metal in a normal self-supporting construction. The aircraft had a rigid landing gear with a continuous axle and tail spur.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 4th |
| span | 14.60 m |
| length | 9.75 m |
| Wing area | 39.00 m² |
| Undercarriage track width | 2.12 m |
| Empty mass | 1230 kg |
| Payload | 770 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2000 kg |
| Engine | a water-cooled, upright 6-cylinder in-line engine from Armstrong-Siddeley with 245 HP (approx. 180 kW) |
| Top speed | 165 km / h |
literature
- Wilfried Copenhagen and Jochen K. Beeck: The large aircraft type book . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-613-02522-6 , p. 19 .
