SFAN 5
The SFAN 5 was a two-seat French motor-glider built in the late 1930s.
| SFAN 5 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | SFAN |
| First flight | 1936 |
| Number built | 1 |
Specifications
Data from ,[1] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.05 m (23 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) (10.3 m (34 ft))
- Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft) (16.2 m2 (174 sq ft))
- Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
- Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Train 4T 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
- Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
- Landing speed: 45 km/h (28 mph; 24 kn)
- Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes
- Wing loading: 30.8 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 11.17 kg/kW (18.37 lb/hp)
References
- "SFAN 5". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 155c–156c.
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