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1926
1926 - 0916.PDF
DECEMBER ?, 1926 The F.B.A. 21 HMT-6, with 450 h.p. Lorraine, is atransport amphibian flying boat empty, 1,820 kg. ; weight of fuel, 423 kg. ; weight of crew (2), 160 kg. ; pay load, 437 kg. ; weight loaded, 2,840 kg. Official Performances (S.T.Ae. Tests)Altitude 1,000 m. 2,000 m. 3,000 m. 4,000 m. Speed, km ph. 186 181 175 168Climb, mins.: 5 mins.;30 sees. 14 mins. 30 sees. 30mins. 56mins. Service ceiling. 4,400 m. ; range in still air, 600 km.unstick time on water, 22 sees. ; unstick time on land, 18 sees. The F.B.A. 21 can also be equipped as a reconnaissancebomber or as an ambulance seaplane. In the latter form the machine accommodates in addition to the crew two stretchercases and a hospital attendant. S.E.C.M.THE S.E.C.M. company (Socie'te d'Emboutissage et de Con- structions Mechaniques) will exhibit two aeroplanes at theSalon. One will be the S.E.C.M.-Amiot 120 B.N.2, a two- seater night-bomber with 600 h.p. Renault engine on whichPollon, Van Caudenberg and Amaurich made an attempt early in the autumn to beat the world's straight-line distancerecord. The other will be the new type 150 three-engined commercial aeroplane, which may be fitted with either300 Renault or 350 Hispano engines. Both machines are of all-metal construction, the material used being mostlyduralumin, of the form developed by this firm during the last five or six years, and which has been illustrated in FLIGHTon several occasions. Specification of S.E.C.M.-Amiot 120 B.N.2 :—Engine,600 h.p. Renault. Span, 19-0 m. ; length, 14-0 m. ; wing area, 85 sq. m. ; weight empty, 1,760 kgs. ; weight loaded,3,400 kgs. Maximum speed at ground level, 200 km./hr. ; climb, 5,000 m. in 45 mins. The S.E.C.M. 150 T is a cantilever monoplane, with onecentral engine in the nose of the fuselage and two wing engines. The two latter are accessible during flight, it being possiblefor the engineers to get to them through the thick wing. The cabin has accommodation for 14 passengers, and thepower reserve is such that the machine will fly on any two of its three engines. With one engine it loses height veryslowly. Following is a specification of the 150 T. : Span, 23-9 m. ; length, 18-0 m. ; wing area, 100 sq. m. ; weightequipped, 4,030 kgs. ; pay load, 1,680 kgs. ; speed at ground level, 235 km./hr. ; cruising speed, 190 km./hr. ; range(in still air), 1,000 kms. S.P.C.A. THE S.P.C.A. firm (Socie'te' Provencale de ConstructionsAeronautiques) which was established last year is the aircraft establishment of the big shipbuilding firm of Societi Provencalede Constructions Navales, with shipyards at La Ciotat, near Marseilles, where the aircraft works of the S.P.C.A. are alsolocated. The latter company was more particularly created for the purpose of producing a type of aircraft that has notreceived much attention in France so far—that is, a multi- engined flying boat for commercial service, in particular onthe trans-Mediterranean routes. French shipping circles are beginning to take a serious interest in commercial sea-flying,which, they realise, must sooner or later supplement their THE S.P.C.A. " Meteore-63 is a three-engined com-mercial flying boat, with 180 h.p. Hispano engines. Only a scale model will be exhibited. own surface services. As the parent firm of the S.P.C.A. isclosely allied with the Messageries Maritimes shipping line, and the latter is also a big shareholder in the new CompagnieAerienne France-Afrique that was recently formed with the participation of the Latecoere Air lines for the purpose ofestablishing flying boat services between France and North Africa, the products of the S.P.C.A. will be watched withmuch interest. The S.P.C.A. will exhibit at the Sal:,n a scale model of itsMeteore-63 type commercial flying boat, fitted with three 180 h.p. Hispano-Suiza engines, with which the Latfeoere AirLines are at present conducting an experimental mail service between Marseilles and Algiers. It will be remembered thatit was this machine, piloted by the veteran Burri, which won the Commercial Seaplane Competition organised by the FrenchUnder-Secretariat for Aeronautics last summer. The Meteore- 63 is incidentally the first French transport seaplane that hasobtained a iirst-class airworthiness certificate from the Bureau Veritas. The Meteore-63 is a triple-tractor, biplane flying boat ofconventional construction, timber being used throughout except for the bracing struts of the engine group, which aresteel tubes, and for the various fittings, which are mostly steel stampings. The wings are fabric-covered. The hull comprises two compartments, one for six passengersbeing located just aft of the pilots' cockpit, and the other, aft of the lower wings, for mails and goods. The passengercabin is electrically heated. Specification of the Metdore-63 Flying Boat.Engines, three 180 h.p. Hispano-Suiza; span, 20-0 m. ; length, 130 m. ; height, 5-21 m. ; wing area, 103 sq. m. ;weight, empty, 3,400 kg.; fuel and useful load, 1,830 kg. ; weight, loaded, 5,230 kg. ; max. speed, 167 km.p.h. ; cruisingspeed, 140 km.p.h. ; min. speed, 80 km.p.h. ; service ceiling, 4,000 m. ; cruising range, 1\ hrs. ; safety factor, 6. VOJENSKA TOVARNA NA LETADLA THE Military Aircraft Factory of Prague, whose chiefdesigner is M. Smolik, will be represented by no less than three complete aeroplanes—the S.16, the S.18, and theS.20. The. Vojenska 5.16 is a long-distance reconnaissance orday-bombing biplane characterised by single-bay wing bracing in spite of a considerable wing span. It is fittedwith a 450 h.p. Lorraine-Dietrich engine, but can also be supplied with Napier " Lion," Hispano-Suiza, Renault, orB.D. The machine is of all-metal construction, except for thecovering, which is fabric. The fuselage is of steel-tube construction, joined together in two places to form threeseparate sections—the engine bearers, the cockpit portion, and the rear portion. The petrol tank is placed inside thefuselage, and is stated to be protected by a rubber covering, The Vojenska S.16 long-distance reconnaissancebiplane with 450 Lorraine-Dietrich. 788
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