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Carmier-Arnoux Simplex
1920s French aircraft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Carmier-Arnoux Simplex was a tailless racing aircraft built in France in the early 1920s.
Design
The Arnoux Simplex was a cantilever monoplane with full-span controllers. The fuselage ended with a vertical fin with a rudder, but no horizontal stabilizer. The pilot sat far back behind the wing's leading edge.[1][2]
Specifications (Simplex)
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in) including elevator
- Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 14.00 m2 (150.7 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
- Gross weight: 980 kg (2,161 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 240 kW (320 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 385 km/h (239 mph, 208 kn)
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