Guillemin JG.40
Guillemin · France · first flew 1930 · light aircraft
The Guillemin JG.40 was a small French air ambulance designed to evacuate a single patient from roughly prepared sites in the colonies.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Simple rectangular-section, deep dural-skinned fuselage with a patient door hinged from below |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High-wing cantilever monoplane with trapezoidal wings in three parts
- Simple rectangular-section, deep dural-skinned fuselage with a patient door hinged from below
- Pilot's open cockpit midway between wing and tail, and a tailplane braced to the fin by single struts
Wings join on top of a deep boxy fuselage, with the engine in a Townend ring cowling and the pilot sitting behind the wing trailing edge.
Specifications
- The Guillemin JG.40 has a length of 7.7 m (25 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 13.5 m (44 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 150 km/h (93 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was built to a French government requirement, by Blériot. The Salmson-powered JG.40 first flew on 2 October 1930 and appeared at the Paris Salon that December. The patient lay in a compartment over the centre of gravity, which was reached through a door hinged at the bottom.
Variants
The second aircraft, designated JG.41, flew in January 1931 with a five-cylinder Lorraine 5Pc engine in place of the nine-cylinder Salmson 9Nc.
Where you'll see it
Both aircraft performed well, but the JG.40 did not reach production.
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