Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer
The Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer was a French-built light utility aircraft of the mid-1950s.
| Aerofer | |
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| The sole Aerofer at Guyancourt airfield near Paris in June 1963 | |
| Role | light utility aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Aero-Club des Cheminots |
| Designer | Aero-Club des Cheminots |
| First flight | 1954 |
| Introduction | 1954 |
| Status | no longer extant |
| Primary user | aero club |
| Number built | 1 |
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Design and development
The Aerofer was designed and built by members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots as a co-operative project. It was a small single-seat low-winged aircraft. The Aerofer had a two-spar wooden wing with fabric covering. The fuselage was of wooden construction with a combination of fabric and plywood covering. The tailwheel undercarriage was fixed. The aircraft was powered by a 50 h.p. Walter Mikron four-cylinder air-cooled engine built by Aster.[1]
Operational history
The Aerofer was completed in 1954 and was operated until 1964 by the members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots, based at Guyancourt airfield (now closed) to the west of Paris.[2] Its extremely small dimensions meant that it was semi-aerobatic, despite the low-powered engine fitted. Only one example of the design was completed.[3]
By 1965 the aircraft, registered as F-PERS with a Certificat de Navigabilite Restreint d'Aeronef (CNRA)[4] was owned by the Aero-Club Etienne Boileau and based at Fontenay-Tresigny airfield.[5] It was no longer on the CNRA register by March 1983.[6]
Specifications
Data from Green
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Wingspan: 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
- Gross weight: 1,112 lb (504 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron I 4-cyl. inverted air-cooled piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h; 78 kn)
- Cruise speed: 78 mph (68 kn; 126 km/h)
Notes
References
- Butler, P.H. (1964). French Civil Aircraft Register 1964. Merseyside Society of Aviation Enthusiasts.
- Burnett, I.P. (1983). Civil Aircraft Registers of France 1983. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-104-5.
- Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd.