Renard R.30

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R.30
RoleAirliner
National originBelgium
Manufacturer Renard
First flight1931
Number built1

The Renard R.30 was a prototype trimotor airliner built in Belgium in 1931. [1] It was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of conventional design with a fully enclosed flight deck and separate passenger compartment. [2] One engine was mounted on the nose, while the other two were mounted on the leading edges of the wings. [2] Construction was metal throughout, skinned in plywood and fabric. [2]

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The R.30 was designed in response to a Belgian government requirement of 1929 for a long-range passenger transport aircraft to service Belgian Congo. [2] The design met the specifications laid down, but by the time it flew in 1931, it was judged already obsolete. [2] The single prototype, registered OO-AMK, was the only example built. [2]

Belgian Congo former Belgian colony corresponding to modern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present-day name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931 [3] [4]

General characteristics

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 207 km/h (129 mph; 112 kn)
  • Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph; 51 kn)
  • Range: 700 km (435 mi; 378 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (870 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 3 minutes
  • Wing loading: 60.4 kg/m2 (12.4 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 12.5 lb/hp (7.6 kg/kW)

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References

  1. Taylor 1989, p.758
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Renard R-30". Fonds National Alfred Renard. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  3. Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 6c.
  4. "Trimoteur R-30". Fonds National Alfred Renard. Retrieved 2009-01-26.

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