Starck_AS-70_Jac Knowpia

AS-70 Jac
	Starck A.S.75 Jac, with Continental engine, at Guyancourt airfield near Paris in June 1963
Role	Single seat light aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Avions Starck
First flight	23 May 1945
Introduction	1946
Status	In service
Primary users	Private pilot owners; Aero clubs
Number built	19

The Starck AS-70 Jac is a French-built single-seat light aircraft of the mid-1940s.

Development edit

The AS-70 was developed during 1945 as a single-seat light low-wing monoplane aircraft to serve the early postwar needs of French private pilots and aero clubs. It is of mixed welded steel tube and wooden construction with fabric covering, and is fully aerobatic.^[1]

A small series of Jacs was constructed by Avions Starck. These were fitted with a range of engines with power outputs of between 45 and 65 hp (34 and 48 kW).^[1] Different designations were given to aircraft powered by the various engines, as listed below.

Operational history edit

The Jac proved to be a popular aircraft with private pilots and aero clubs and four examples remained in service in 2009.^[2]

Variants edit

AS-70: Fitted with a 45 hp (34 kW) Salmson 9 ADb radial engine.^[1]
AS-71: Fitted with a 65 hp (48 kW) Walter Mikron II engine.^[1]
AS-72: Fitted with a Salmson 9 ADr radial engine.^[1]
AS-72/1: Fitted with a Percy II engine.^[3]
AS-75: Fitted with a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65-8S 4-cylinder air-cooled engine.^[1]

Specifications (AS-75) edit

Data from Green^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Capacity: One passenger
Length: 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 7.39 m (24 ft 3 in)
Height: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 8.0 m² (86 sq ft)
Empty weight: 197 kg (435 lb)
Gross weight: 317 kg (698 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65-8S four-cylinder aircraft engine, 48 kW (65 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 202.7 km/h (126.0 mph, 109.4 kn)
Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Range: 514 km (319 mi, 278 nmi)

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Green, 1965, page 66
^ Partington, 2009, Page 225
^ Experimenter. Feb 1957. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References edit

Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co (Publishers).
Niel, Jean-Yves (October 1996). "Courrier Lecteurs" [Readers Mail]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (43): 40. ISSN 1243-8650.
Niel, Jean-Yves (August 1996). "Les Starck AS70 et dérivés (1ère partie)" [The Starck AS70 and its Derivatives]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (41): 8–18. ISSN 1243-8650.
Niel, Jean-Yves (September 1996). "Les Starck AS70 et dérivés (2ème et dernière partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (42): 26–29. ISSN 1243-8650.
Niel, Jean-Yves (August 1997). "The Starck Strikes Back". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (53): 4–7. ISSN 1243-8650.
Partington, David (2009). European Registers Handbook. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-417-5.|
Vervoort, Marcel (January 1997). "Courrier Lecteurs" [Readers Mail]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (46): 2. ISSN 1243-8650.