Gaucher RG.40 Week-End
Les avions légers économiques R. Gaucher · France · first flew 1935 · light aircraft
The Gaucher RG.40 Week-End was a high-wing, two-seat, low-power touring aircraft built in France in 1935.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, elliptical |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Rectangular fuselage with a long one-piece cabin transparency |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High cantilever wing, approximately elliptical in plan
- Rectangular fuselage with a long one-piece cabin transparency
- Triangular fin with a pointed balanced rudder
It has a high, cantilever wing of approximately elliptical plan and a nose-mounted flat-four engine with the cylinder heads projecting. The conventional tail has a triangular tailplane at mid-fuselage.
Specifications
- The Gaucher RG.40 Week-End has a length of 5.5 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9 m (30 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 150 km/h (93 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was the first aircraft designed by the new company of Rémy Gaucher and was built at Ponthierry. The exact date of its first flight is not known, but it was flying in 1935.
Variants
Three Week-Ends were built, and SECAT later produced several rather similar designs by the same designer.
Where you'll see it
It was a light touring aircraft seating two side by side, in a family of designs with engines of 26 to 45 kW.
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