SPCA 80

SPCA 80
Role	Transport monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SPCA
First flight	30 March 1932
Number built	2

The SPCA 80 was a French transport monoplane designed by Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques (SPCA) to meet a French government requirement for a single-engined colonial transport, specifically for police duties.

Design

The SPCA 80 was a single-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear. It had a cockpit for a crew of two and a cabin for four passengers. It was powered by a nose-mounted Gnome-Rhône 7Kb radial engine. Only a single example was built, registration F-AKFH.

The SPCA 80 was followed by a single example of a version powered by a Lorraine 9Na engine, designated the SPCA 81, which first flew on 25 April the same year. The SPCA 81 was later fitted with a Renault 9Ca engine, at which point it was designated the SPCA 82.

Variants

• SPCA 80 — initial version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine (1 built)
• SPCA 81 — version with Lorraine 9Na engine (1 built)
• SPCA 82 — version with Renault 9Ca engine (1 converted from SPCA 81)

Specifications

Data from Orbis

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
• Capacity: 4 (passengers)
• Length: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 2.5 in)
• Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 31.50 m² (339.07 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 2,030 kg (4,475 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kb radial piston engine , 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn)
• Range: 700 km (435 mi, 378 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,200 m (20,340 ft)

References

Bibliography

• Liron, Jean (October 1989). "Les SPCA: Le SPCA VIII type 80". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 239. pp. 22–27.
• Parmentier, Bruno (1998). "S.P.C.A. 80". Aviafrance. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.