Breguet Br 904 Nymphale
Breguet Aviation · France · first flew 1956 · glider
The Breguet Br 904 Nymphale is a two-seat training and competition sailplane built in France in the 1950s. It is a direct development of the Br 901 Mouette.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tapering fuselage with a conventional tail |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Mid-mounted wings that are straight-tapered with no leading-edge sweep
- Angular fin and rudder
- Tapering fuselage with a conventional tail
It has mid-mounted straight-tapered wings with an aspect ratio of 20. Behind the wings it resembles the Br 901 S1, with a tapering fuselage, conventional empennage and the more angular fin and rudder.
Specifications
- The Breguet Br 904 Nymphale has a length of 9 m (30 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 20.04 m (66 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 220 km/h (137 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It is a two-seat development of the Br 901 Mouette, larger all round, with a 2.72 m increase in span and 1.43 m greater length. It is built of wood and fabric and first flew on 26 May 1956.
Variants
Three prototypes of the Br 904 were built, followed by 15 production 904S Nymphales.
Where you'll see it
One placed 5th in the two-seater class at the 1956 World Gliding Championships at Saint-Yan, and one flew in the Open class in 1958 at Lezno. Most have been used in small numbers by gliding clubs, and six were on European civil registers in 2010.
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