The Ponche et Primard Tubavion was a French experimental monoplane aircraft built in the early 1910s.
| Ponche et Primard Tubavion | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Charles Ponche and Maurice Primard |
| First flight | March 1912 |
| Number built | 1 |
Specifications edit
Data from Aviafrance : Ponche et Primard Tubavion,[1] French Aeroplanes before the Great War[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in) (Opdycke 9.5 m (31 ft))
- Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) (Opdycke 9.7 m (32 ft))
- Wing area: 20.00 m2 (215.3 sq ft) (Opdycke 18 m2 (190 sq ft))
- Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb) (Opdycke 320 kg (710 lb))
- Powerplant: 1 × Labor 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp) at 800 rpm
- (also fitted with a 70 hp (52 kW) Gnome 7 Gamma rotary engine)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller
Performance
References edit
- ^ "Ponche et Primard Tubavion". Aviafrance.com. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. pp. 207–208. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.
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