Payen Pa.101

The Payen Pa.101 was an experimental aircraft designed by Nicolas Roland Payen in the 1930s.

Payen Pa.101
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Nicolas Roland Payen
First flight 17 April 1935[1]
Number built 1

Design

The Pa.101 was quite unorthodox for employing a combination of a delta wing and canard surfaces, given that the delta wing was in its developmental infancy.

Specifications
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Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome & Rhône 7Kd 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 360 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn) landing speed 47 mph
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,500 ft)

References
  1. Japanese Secret Projects Experimental Aircraft of the IJA and IJN (Edwin M. Dyer, III) ISBN 978 1857803 174
  2. "Payen Pa.101". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

Bibliography
  • Pelletier, Alain J. (March–April 1997). "Paper Darts to Deltas: The Designs of Roland Payen". Air Enthusiast. No. 68. pp. 33–44. ISSN 0143-5450.
  • Roux, Robert J. (November 1969). "Les avions Payen" [The Payen Aircraft]. Le album de fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (5): 2–6. ISSN 0757-4169.
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