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Pottier P.40
The France, French tailless aircraft, tailless Pottier P.40 was the first aircraft designed by Jean Pottier. It flew in 1975. Design The Pottier P.40 was the first of Jean Pottier's many designs, begun around 1967, though not the first to fly as the Pottier P.70, P.70 flew in August 1974. Construction of the P.40 by Bela Nogrady was started in 1968 but the first flight was not made until 1975. The P.40 is a tailless aircraft with a swept, cantilever, low wing. In plan, the wing has a rectangular centre section and straight tapered outer panels with elevons. There are wing tip fins and outward opening rudders which extend a little below the wing. The short fuselage is flat sided, mostly occupied by a long aircraft canopy, canopy over the single seat cockpit. The engine, a Volkswagen air-cooled engine#Aircraft, Volkswagen 1.2 litre air-cooled flat-four, is in the rear in pusher configuration. The P.40 has a low, fixed, aircraft fairing, faired landing gear, bicycle undercarri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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