Pivot-Koechlin monoplane

The Pivot-Koechlin monoplane was a French experimental monoplane aircraft built in the early 1910s.

Pivot-Koechlin monoplane
Role Observation aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Pivot and Paul Koechlin
First flight 1911
Number built 1

Specifications

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Data from Aviafrance: Pivot-Koechlin monoplane,[1] French Aeroplanes before the Great War[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 17.00 m2 (183.0 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)

References

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  1. ^ "Pivot-Koechlin monoplane". Aviafrance.com. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ^ Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. p. 161. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.