The Aviméta 132 was a French three-engined monoplane transport for eight-passengers designed and built by Aviméta (Société pour la Construction d'Avions Métallique ). It was the first French all-metal aircraft but only one aircraft was built.[2]
Design and development
The Aviméta 132 was a high-wing monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear, powered by three uncowled 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial air-cooled piston engines. Fuel tanks were built into the wings, fitted with jettison valves to empty the tanks in an emergency. The enclosed cockpit sat two crew with a cabin for eight passengers. It was intended to build both a day and night version but only one aircraft was built and it did not enter production.[2]
Specifications (day version)
Data from Flight,[2] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[3] Aviafrance:Avimeta 132[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 pax
- Length: 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 21.8 m (71 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 752 m2 (8,090 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
- Gross weight: 10,850 kg (23,920 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Salmson 9Ab 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 170 kW (230 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,750 m (12,300 ft)
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 19 minutes
- Wing loading: 68.5 kg/m2 (14.0 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.1054 kW/kg (0.0641 hp/lb)
References
- ^ Orbis 1985, p. 378
- ^ a b c "FIRST FRENCH ALL-METAL COMMERCIAL AEROPLANE The "Avimeta" A.V.M.132". Flight. 17 November 1927. pp. 793–795.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85c.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno (4 December 2001). "Aviméta 132". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
Further reading
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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