SIPA S.70

The SIPA S.70 was a late 1940s French eight-passenger light transport aircraft prototype built by Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique (SIPA).^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[1] The prototype, registered F-WZCI, was flown in 1949 but very little else is known and it did not enter production.^[1]

Specification

Data from ^[1]

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)
• Cruising speed: 230 km/h (143 mph; 124 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Beechcraft Model 18

References

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