The Goupy Type A was a staggered biplane designed by Ambroise Goupy in the early 1910s.
| Goupy Type A | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Ambroise Goupy |
| Introduction | 1912 |
| Number built | Unknown |
Design
editThe Goupy Type A was a staggered biplane.[1] The similar Goupy Type AA was powered by an Anzani engine.[1]
Specifications
editData from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 45 m2 (480 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
References
edit- ^ a b Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. pp. 141-143. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.
- ^ Jane, Fred T., ed. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 (Facsimile ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7153-4388-3.