SABCA S.40

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RoleTrainer
National originBelgium
Manufacturer SABCA
First flight1939

The SABCA S.40 was a military trainer aircraft built in Belgium in 1939. [1]

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Design and development

The S.40 was a graceful, low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem cockpits, enclosed by sliding canopies. [2] A single engine driving a two-blade propeller was mounted in the nose. The main undercarriage units were fully independent, mounted under the wings, and enclosed in spats. A small number were built for the Belgian military before the German invasion in 1940. [2]

Specifications

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.787
  2. 1 2 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2837

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