Summary
The Renard R.30 was a prototype trimotor airliner built in Belgium in 1931.[1] It was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of conventional design with a fully enclosed flight deck and separate passenger compartment.[2] One engine was mounted on the nose, while the other two were mounted on the leading edges of the wings.[2] Construction was metal throughout, skinned in plywood and fabric.[2]
| R.30 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | Belgium |
| Manufacturer | Renard |
| First flight | 1931 |
| Number built | 1 |
The R.30 was designed in response to a Belgian government requirement of 1929 for a long-range passenger transport aircraft to service Belgian Congo.[2] The design met the specifications laid down, but by the time it flew in 1931, it was judged already obsolete.[2] The single prototype, registered OO-AMK, was the only example built.[2]
Specifications edit
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931[3][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 6 pax
- Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
- Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 34 m2 (370 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,167 kg (2,573 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 276 kg (608 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Renard Type 120 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 89 kW (120 hp) each at 1,750 rpm; 100 kW (140 hp) at 1900 rpm for take-off
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propellers, 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 207 km/h (129 mph, 112 kn)
- Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn)
- Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (870 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 3 minutes
- Wing loading: 60.4 kg/m2 (12.4 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 12.5 lb/hp (7.6 kg/kW)
References edit
Further reading edit
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.