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| Train 1910 monoplane | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports Aircraft |
| Designer | Emile Train |
The Train monoplanes were a series of early French sports aircraft constructed by Emile Train
Design edit
high-wing monoplanes of a similar configuration to the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, with an uncovered triangular section fuselage with a single upper and two lower longerons. Exxtensive use of metal, only the skids and the wing ribs wood.[1]
Single seater: two seater differing in having span increased by 1.5 m (10 ft 2 in) to ((convert 10.7|m|ft||abbr=on}}.
The aircraft flown by Train in the Paris Madrid race was a two-seater, powered by a 70 hp Gnome Gamma and fitted with a streamlined nacelle. 26 ft 3 in wingspan, 172.24 ft2 An Explanation Of The Accident.The Times (London, England), Monday, May 22, 1911; pg. 7; Issue 39591. (342 words)
Shown at the 3rd Aero Salon in 1911. Aluminium ribs, intended to eliminate the danger insects in tropical climates.[1]
1912 3 seater [1]
1912 school at Mourmelon [2]
1912 Seven delivered in February. Both one & two seaters [3]
Manufacture by the Astra company [4]
Seaplane (Astra-Train) single float [5]
Operational history edit
Train constructed his first aircraft at Meudon in 1910, using it to gain his pilot's license on 9 August, only fifteen days after his first flight.[2]
Specifications No. 2 edit
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega air cooled 7-cylinder rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Chauvière Intégrale, 2 m (6 ft 7 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn)
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Au 3e Salon se Aéronautique". 'Aérophile: 378–9. 15 August 1911. Cite error: The named reference "Aero378" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Emile Train". 'Aérophile: 377. 15 August 1911.
References edit
Opdycke, L.E. French Aeroplanes Before the Great War Atglen, PA: Schiffer 1999 ISBN0 7643 0752 5
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