SCAN 20
| SCAN 20 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Flying-boat trainer |
| Manufacturer | SCAN |
| First flight | 1945 |
| Introduction | 1951 |
| Primary user | French Navy |
| Number built | 24 |
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The SCAN 20 was a 1940s French flying-boat training monoplane designed and built by Société de Constructions Aéro-Navales de Port-Neuf (SCAN). The prototype was built in secret in 1941 it was hidden until the liberation of France and first flown in 1945.
Development
The SCAN 20 was designed to meet a French Air Ministry requirement for a small flying-boat trainer. The SCAN 20 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane flying-boat with strut-mounted floats under each wing. It had twin fin with rudders on a raised tailplane and an enclosed cockpit with side-by-side seating for two. Built in secret during 1941 it was not flown until after the liberation of France in October 1945. The prototype had a single 425 hp (317 kW) Béarn 6-D inline engine strut-mounted above the wing. An order for 30 aircraft with a more powerful engine was placed for the French Navy but only 23 were delivered.
Operators
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.95 m (39 ft 2½ in)
- Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 2½ in)
- Height: 3.62 m (11 ft 10½ in)
- Wing area: 32 m2 (344.46 ft2)
- Empty weight: 1805 kg (3979 lb)
- Gross weight: 2500 kg (5512 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 8.AS.00 inverted-Vee piston engine, 208 kW (280 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
- Range: 600 km (373 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5500 m (18,045 ft)
See also
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Orbis 1985, p 2839
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.