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 registered |
| Primary user | aero club |
| Number built | 1 |
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]
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]
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