Kellner-Béchereau E.60

The Kellner-Béchereau E.60 was a prototype single-engine, single-seat training aircraft, designed in France in the late 1930s. It was a monoplane with a novel "double" wing, the rear part providing lift and lateral control as well as acting as slotted flaps.

Kellner-Béchereau E.60
Role	Prototype training aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Avions Kellner-Béchereau, Boulogne-Billancourt
Designer	Louis Béchereau
First flight	1940
Number built	1

Design and development

Specifications

Data from Mihaly, Edouard. Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60, p. 9

General characteristics

• Capacity: 1
• Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 3 m² (32 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
• Gross weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron II 4-cylinder inverted in-line air cooled, 46 kW (62 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)
• Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Endurance: 3.5 hr
• Rate of climb: 3.0 m/s (590 ft/min) initial

References

• Bruneteau, François (November 1975). "J'ai piloté: Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60" [I Flew: The Kellner-Bechereau E.60]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (75): 10. ISSN 0757-4169.
• Mihaly, Edouard (November 1975). "Le Kellner-Bechereau E.60: le plus petite avion militaire français en 1939" [The Kellner-Bechereau E.60: The Smallest French Military Aircraft in 1939]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (75): 8–10. ISSN 0757-4169.