Castel Yanapour II
| Castel Yanapour II | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Primary Training Glider |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| Designer | Robert Costello |
The Castel Yanapour II was a training glider built in the late 1929 in France.[1] It was a glider of high-wing monoplane configuration.[2] It was designed by Spanish-born French aeronautical engineer Robert Costello and manufactured by Constructions Aéronautiques Émile Dewoitine[3][4] Only one plane was built, and it had its maiden journey in 1929, but due to new models being designed, it was dismantled.[5][6]
Specifications
[edit]Data from ,[7] J2mcL Planeurs: Castel Yanapour II[8]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.02 m (26 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 12.48 m (40 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 24.00 m2 (258.3 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 6
- Airfoil: Göttingen 535 at 15% thickness
- Empty weight: 140 kg (309 lb)
- Gross weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
Performance
References
[edit]- ^ "French Aircraft". www.airhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Le vol à voile des années 1930"; Vieilles plumes : bulletin officiel de la Commission historique de la Fédération française de vol à voile, n°22, 2010.
- ^ Christian Castello, , Toulouse, Éditions Le Lézard, 1994, 330 p. (ISBN 2-907384-91-0), p. 118-119.
- ^ aviafrance.com/castel-yanapour-ii-aviation-france-9258.html
- ^ "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Vieilles Plumes n°22 - Le vol à voile des années 30Pierre Massenet et l'AVIA -". www.aerostories.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Castel 'Yanapour' II" (in French). Aviafrance.com. 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Castel Yanapour II : J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°2861". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net (in French). Retrieved 27 February 2019.