Top speed 200 km/h Length 9 m Manufacturer Wassmer | Wingspan 17 m First flight December 17, 1958 | |
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Wassmer wa 30 bijave landing in sinj 11 1 2014
The Wassmer WA-30 Bijave is a French two-seat advanced training glider designed and built by Wassmer Aviation of Issoire.
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- Wassmer wa 30 bijave landing in sinj 11 1 2014
- Wassmer wa 30 bijave take off from sinj 11 1 2014
- Design and development
- Specifications
- References
Wassmer wa 30 bijave take off from sinj 11 1 2014
Design and development
The WA-30 Bijave is two-seat development of the Wassmer WA-21 Javelot II and the first Bijave flew on 17 December 1958 from Issoire Aerodrome. The Bijave is a cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with a welded steel tube fuselage covered with fabric and reinforced plastic. The wing is made from wood, covered in birch forward of the spar and fabric to the rear, it has no flaps but is fitted with retractable perforated wooden airbrakes. The pilot and passenger sit in tandem in an enclosed cockpit with individual transparent canopies. The landing gear is a retractable monowheel, a wooden rubber-sprung skid under the nose and a steel tailskid.
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II
General characteristics
Performance