Payen AP.10

Payen AP.10
Role	Experimental aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Payen
First flight	1936
Number built	1

The Payen or Aubrun-Payen AP.10 was an experimental aircraft designed and built in collaboration with Nicolas Roland Payen in the 1930s.^[1]

Design

The AP.10 was a tailless single-seat aircraft of reverse-delta configuration. In this it differed markedly from Payen's extensive line of sharply-swept delta canard designs.

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 10.00 m² (107.6 sq ft)
Empty weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
Gross weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Train inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 30 kW (40 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

References

^ Pelletier, Alain J. (March–April 1997). "Paper Darts to Deltas: The Designs of Roland Payen". Air Enthusiast. No. 68. p. 35. ISSN 0143-5450.
^ "Payen AP.10". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

Bibliography

Roux, Robert J. (November 1969). "Les avions Payen" [The Payen Aircraft]. Le album de fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (5): 2–6. ISSN 0757-4169.

[1] Pelletier, Alain J. (March–April 1997). "Paper Darts to Deltas: The Designs of Roland Payen". Air Enthusiast. No. 68. p. 35. ISSN 0143-5450.

[2] "Payen AP.10". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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