Payen Pa.101
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Nicolas Roland Payen
First flight 17 April 1935[1]
Number built 1

The Payen Pa.101 was an experimental aircraft designed by Nicolas Roland Payen in the 1930s.

Design

The Pa.101 was quite unorthodox for employing a combination of a delta wing and canard surfaces, given that the delta wing was in its developmental infancy.

Specifications

3-view drawing

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome & Rhône 7Kd 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 360 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn) landing speed 47 mph
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,500 ft)

References

  1. ↑ Japanese Secret Projects Experimental Aircraft of the IJA and IJN (Edwin M. Dyer, III) ISBN 978 1857803 174
  2. ↑ "Payen Pa.101". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

Bibliography

  • Pelletier, Alain J. (March–April 1997). "Paper Darts to Deltas: The Designs of Roland Payen". Air Enthusiast. No. 68. pp. 33–44. ISSN 0143-5450.
  • Roux, Robert J. (November 1969). "Les avions Payen" [The Payen Aircraft]. Le album de fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (5): 2–6. ISSN 0757-4169.
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