Wassmer WA-30 Bijave

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WA-30 Bijave
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RoleTwo-seat training glider
National originFrance
Manufacturer Wassmer Aviation
First flight17 December 1958
Number built285+
Developed from Wassmer WA-21 Javelot

The Wassmer WA-30 Bijave is a French two-seat advanced training glider designed and built by Wassmer Aviation of Issoire. [1]

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Design and development

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Wassmer 30 Bijave with factory decoration

The WA-30 Bijave is two-seat development of the Wassmer WA-21 Javelot II and the first Bijave flew on 17 December 1958 from Issoire Aerodrome. [1] The Bijave is a cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with a welded steel tube fuselage covered with fabric and reinforced plastic. [1] The wing is made from wood, covered in birch forward of the spar and fabric to the rear, it has no flaps but is fitted with retractable perforated wooden airbrakes. [1] The pilot and passenger sit in tandem in an enclosed cockpit with individual transparent canopies. [1] The landing gear is a fixed monowheel, a wooden rubber-sprung skid under the nose and a steel tailskid. [1]

Specifications

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3-view line drawing of the Wassmer WA-30

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [1] The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-354-00117-5.
  2. Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1963). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 88–89.
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