The SET 10 (unrelated to the SET X design of the same year) was a trainer aircraft produced in Romania in prototype form in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, single-bay biplane with staggered wings braced with N-struts. It was equipped with fixed tailskid undercarriage, and seated the pilot and instructor in tandem, open cockpits. Intended for Romania's aeroclubs and Air Force, no production ensued.
| SET 10 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | SET |
| Designer | Grigore Zamfirescu |
| First flight | 1932 |
| Primary user | Romania |
| Number built | 2 |
In 1934 the SET 10 was advertised for club trainer use with a 108 kW (145 hp) Walter Mars I nine-cylinder radial engine. This gave it a top speed of 177 km/h (110 mph; 96 kn).[1]
Specifications (Walter mars engine)
editData from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937,[2] Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 22 m2 (240 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
- Gross weight: 830 kg (1,830 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mars I 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 108 kW (145 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 177 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn) at sea level; 160 km/h (99 mph; 86 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Stall speed: 66 km/h (41 mph, 36 kn)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minutes 44 seconds
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 9 minutes 3 seconds
- 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 16 minutes
- 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 28 minutes
- Wing loading: 37.7 kg/m2 (7.7 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.1392 kW/kg (0.0847 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 1x optional fixed forward firing synchronised machine gun
References
edit- ^ "La Fabrique d'Avions SET". L'Aéro (169): 6. 30 November 1934.
- ^ Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 255c.
- ^ Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; Ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974. Brasov. pp. 158–159.
Further reading
edit- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to SET 10.
- Photos and drawing at Уголок неба
- Aviatia magazine website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine