SFAN 5

The SFAN 5 was a two-seat French motor-glider built in the late 1930s.

SFAN 5
Role Training ultralight aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer SFAN
First flight 1936
Number built 1

Specifications

Data from [1], Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.05 m (23 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) (10.3 m (34 ft))
  • Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft) (16.2 m2 (174 sq ft))
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
  • Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Train 4T 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
  • Landing speed: 45 km/h (28 mph; 24 kn)
  • Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes
  • Wing loading: 30.8 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 11.17 kg/kW (18.37 lb/hp)

References
  1. "SFAN 5". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 155c–156c.
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