Aviméta 132

The Aviméta 132 was a French three-engined monoplane transport for eight-passengers designed and built by Aviméta (Société pour la Construction d'Avions Métallique ). It was the first French all-metal aircraft but only one aircraft was built.^[2]

Aviméta 132
Role	Eight-passenger transport monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Aviméta (Société pour la Construction d'Avions Métallique )[1]
First flight	1927
Number built	1

Design and development

The Aviméta 132 was a high-wing monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear, powered by three uncowled 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial air-cooled piston engines. Fuel tanks were built into the wings, fitted with jettison valves to empty the tanks in an emergency. The enclosed cockpit sat two crew with a cabin for eight passengers. It was intended to build both a day and night version but only one aircraft was built and it did not enter production.^[2]

Specifications (day version)

Aviméta 132 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.63

Data from Flight,^[2] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,^[3] Aviafrance:Avimeta 132^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 8 pax
• Length: 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 21.8 m (71 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 752 m² (8,090 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
• Gross weight: 10,850 kg (23,920 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Salmson 9Ab 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 170 kW (230 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
• Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
• Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,750 m (12,300 ft)
• Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 19 minutes
• Wing loading: 68.5 kg/m² (14.0 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.1054 kW/kg (0.0641 hp/lb)