Engineering:SPCA 60T

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SPCA 60T
Role Transport seaplane
National origin France
Manufacturer Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques (SPCA)
Designer Louis Paulhan and Pillard
First flight 1 August 1932
Number built 1

The SPCA 60T was a French transport seaplane built in the early 1930s. The SPCA 60T had a high-wing monoplane configuration with engines in tandem and all-metal construction.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Four
  • Length: 22.80 m (74 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 29.12 m (95 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Gross weight: 9,650 kg (21,275 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr V-12 piston engines, 480 kW (650 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)

References

  1. Parmentier, Bruno. "SPCA 60T" (in fr). Paris. https://www.aviafrance.com/s-p-c-a-60-t-aviation-france-2313.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2019. 

Bibliography

  • Liron, Jean (September 1989). "Les SPCA: Le SPCA VII types 40T et 41T et le SPCA IV type 60 "Hermés"" (in Fr). Le Fana de l'Aviation (238): 42–45.