de Marçay 4
SAECA Edmund de Marçay · France · first flew 1923 · fighter
The de Marçay 4 was a single-seat monoplane fighter built in France in 1923 for a government competition.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wing braced from below by N-form struts to the lower fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Shoulder-wing monoplane with a thick, low-aspect-ratio wing
- Wing braced from below by N-form struts to the lower fuselage
- Pilot's open cockpit set in a cut-out in the wing trailing edge
Look for a wooden shoulder-wing monoplane with a thick wing, N-form bracing struts, a flat-sided fuselage and a triangular fin with a rounded rudder.
Specifications
- The de Marçay 4 has a length of 6.7 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 279 km/h (173 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was designed to the 1921 French C.1 single-seat fighter programme and was built in five months. It first flew in 1923.
Variants
One or two were built. It was powered by a 300 hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb water-cooled V-8 engine and armed with two synchronised Vickers machine guns.
Where you'll see it
It was criticised at the programme trials for the pilot's poor forward and downward view. It received no production contract.
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