The SABCA S.40 was a military trainer aircraft built in Belgium in 1939.Taylor 1989, p.787

Design and development

The S.40 was a graceful, low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem cockpits, enclosed by sliding canopies.''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'', p.2837 A single engine driving a two-blade propeller was mounted in the nose. The main undercarriage units were fully independent, mounted under the wings, and enclosed in spats. A small number were built for the Belgian military before the

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in 1940.

Specifications

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References

* * {{SABCA aircraft 1930s Belgian military trainer aircraft SABCA aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1939