Neha Patil (Editor)

SIPA S.70

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Top speed
  
270 km/h

Length
  
10 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

First flight
  
1949

Manufacturer
  
Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique

The SIPA S.70 was a late 1940s French eight-passenger light transport aircraft prototype built by Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique (SIPA).

Contents

Design and development

The design for a commercial light transport for inter-city routes was started in 1947, the S.70 was a wooden, twin-engined, low-wing cantilever, cabin monoplane with a twin tail. Powered by two 150 hp (112 kW) Potez 4D piston engines it had room for six to eight passengers with a pilot sat centrally at the front. The prototype, registered F-WZCI, was flown in 1949 but very little else is known and it did not enter production.

Specification

Data from

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 6-8 passengers
  • Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 24.5 m2 (264 sq ft) estimated
  • Empty weight: 1,055 kg (2,326 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,428 kg (5,353 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Potez 4D piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph; 146 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 230 km/h (143 mph; 124 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)

    • References

    SIPA S.70 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA