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SIPA S.1000 Coccinelle

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Top speed
  
200 km/h

Length
  
5.44 m

Designer
  
Yves Gardan

Wingspan
  
7.9 m

First flight
  
June 11, 1955

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Manufacturer
  
Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique

The SIPA S.1000 Coccinelle was a French-built light civil utility aircraft of the 1950s.

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Design

The Coccinelle was designed by Yves Gardan for SIPA as a very low cost all-metal trainer of very simple construction, intended for aero club use. It was a two-seat side-by-side low-winged aircraft with fixed-tricycle undercarriage and incorporated a number of standard automobile parts.

Production and service

The prototype first flew on 11 June 1955. Series production by Société Industrielle pour l'Aéronautique (SIPA) was planned to commence in 1956, but only two further examples were completed with the last being exported to Argentina.

In 2001, the first and third aircraft remained airworthy in France and Argentina, respectively. By 2010 F-BHHL no longer appeared on the French civil register, but in March 2013 LV-GFG remained active in Argentina.

Specifications (S.1000 Coccinelle)

Data from Green

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
  • Wingspan: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.19 m)
  • Wing area: 9.50 m2 (102.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 737 lb (334 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,254 lb (568 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90-8F four-cylinder air-cooled engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
  • Propellers: 1 prop, 1 per engine

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 124 mph (108 kn) 201 km/h
  • Cruise speed: 112 mph (97 kn) 181 km/h
  • Range: 375 miles at 107 mph (326 nmi) 608 km
  • Power/mass: 13.9 lb/hp (0.12 kW/kg)

    • References

    SIPA S.1000 Coccinelle Wikipedia
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