SET 10

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SET 10
SET 10 a.jpg
RoleTrainer aircraft
Manufacturer SET
Designer Grigore Zamfirescu
First flight 1932
Primary userRomania
Number built2

The SET 10 (unrelated to the SET X design of the same year) was a trainer aircraft produced in Romania in prototype form in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, single-bay biplane with staggered wings braced with N-struts. It was equipped with fixed tailskid undercarriage, and seated the pilot and instructor in tandem, open cockpits. Intended for Romania's aeroclubs and Air Force, no production ensued.

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In 1934 the SET 10 was advertised for club trainer use with a 108 kW (145 hp) Walter Mars I nine-cylinder radial engine. This gave it a top speed of 177 km/h (110 mph; 96 kn). [1]

Specifications (Walter mars engine)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937, [2] Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974 [3]

General characteristics

Performance

2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 9 minutes 3 seconds
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 16 minutes
4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 28 minutes

Armament

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References

  1. "La Fabrique d'Avions SET". L'Aéro (169): 6. 30 November 1934.
  2. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 255c.
  3. Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; Ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974. Brasov. pp. 158–159.

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