Ponche et Primard Tubavion

The Ponche et Primard Tubavion was a French experimental monoplane aircraft built in the early 1910s.

Ponche et Primard Tubavion
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Charles Ponche and Maurice Primard
First flight March 1912
Number built 1

Specifications

Data from Aviafrance : Ponche et Primard Tubavion[1], French Aeroplanes before the Great War[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in) (Opdycke 9.5 m (31 ft)
  • Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) (Opdycke 9.7 m (32 ft)
  • Wing area: 20.00 m2 (215.3 sq ft) (Opdycke 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb) (Opdycke 320 kg (710 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Labor 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp) at 800 rpm
(also fitted with a 70 hp (52 kW) Gnome 7 Gamma rotary engine)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

References
  1. "Ponche et Primard Tubavion". Aviafrance.com. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: SchifferPublishing Limited. pp. 207–208. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.
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