experimental aircraft
PA-22
The Payen PA-22 was a French experimental aircraft designed by Nicolas Roland Payen. The aircraft had an unconventional design: it had a set of delta wings, in front of which were a set of short conventional wings. It had a fixed front landing gear and the cockpit was further back than usual.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Roland Nicolas Payen
- Country of origin
- France
- First flight
- 1941-10-18
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 178 kt
- Max speed
- 190 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,500 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,105 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,235 lb
- Powerplant
- Regnier R.6 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 24.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 15 ft
- Height
- 7.8 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.