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SPCA 80

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Top speed
  
220 km/h

Length
  
11 m

Wingspan
  
15 m

First flight
  
March 30, 1932

Manufacturer
  
Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques

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. It 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.

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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

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    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
  • Capacity: 4 (passengers)
  • Length: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 2½ in)
  • Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 31.50 m2 (339.07 ft2)
  • Gross weight: 2030 kg (4475 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kb radial piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
  • Range: 700 km (435 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 6200 m (20,340 ft)

    • References

    SPCA 80 Wikipedia
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