90
Role Civil utility aircraft[1]
National origin France
Manufacturer SPCA
First flight 8 December 1932[1]

The SPCA 90 was a civil transport aircraft built in France in the early 1930s.

Design and development

The SPCA 90 was a high-wing monoplane of conventional layout with a thick-sectioned, cantilever wing.[1][2] The cabin was fully enclosed,[1] and was large enough that the aircraft could be used as an air ambulance to carry two stretchers plus attendants.[2][3] The fixed undercarriage consisted of divided main units and a tailskid. Only a single example was built (registration F-AKFJ),[1] which saw service in Morocco.[3]

In 1935, SPCA built an airliner version of the same design, designated 91T.[2] The cargo area was fitted out as a passenger cabin with seats for eight passengers, a baggage compartment, and a lavatory.[2] This was to be SPCA's last aircraft.[2]

Variants

  • 90 — utility aircraft (1 built)
  • 91T — airliner

Specifications (90)

Data from Parmentier 1998, except as noted

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three[2]
  • Length: 15.63 m (51 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 22.35 m (73 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 63.0 m2 (678 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,630 kg (8,003 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,250 kg (11,574 lb)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kd , 260 kW (350 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Parmentier 1998
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2860
  3. 1 2 Taylor 1989, p.838

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to SPCA 90.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
  • Liron, Jean (November 1989). "Les SPCA: Le SPCA IX type 90". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 240. pp. 41–43.
  • Parmentier, Bruno (1998). "S.P.C.A. 90". Aviafrance. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
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