The Starck AS.90 New Look was a sports aircraft built in France in the early 1950s.
| AS.90 New Look | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | André Starck |
| First flight | 11 June 1950 |
| Number built | 2 |
Design and development
editThe AS.90 New Look was a mid-wing monoplane of all-wood construction, for engines of 15–30 hp (11–22 kW).
Variants
edit- AS.90-01
- Powered by an 18 hp (13 kW) Aubier-Dunne V.2D; first flown on 11 June 1950.[1]
- AS.90-02
- (F-PGGB), powered by a 27 hp (20 kW) Ava 4A-00; first flown on 19 November 1955 and destroyed in an accident on 31 July 1960.[1]
- AS.90 Super New look
- A redesign of the AS.90 in the early 1980s, with a new wing section and slightly increased dimensions, powered by contemporary low-powered aircraft engines, such as the Citroën Ami 6 conversion delivering 35 hp (26 kW).[2]
Specifications (AS-90.01)
editData from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 9.40 m2 (101.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
- Gross weight: 210 kg (463 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Aubier-Dunne V.2D piston engine, 13 kW (18 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Range: 200 km (120 mi, 110 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
References
edit- ^ a b Gaillard, Pierre (1990). Les avions français de 1944 à 1964 (in French). E.P.A. ISBN 2851203509.
- ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1982). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Publishing Company. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-7106-0748-5.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno (2017-12-08). "Starck AS.90 'New Look'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2019.