SET 7
Societatea pentru Exploatari Tehnice · Romania · first flew 1931 · light aircraft
The SET 7 was a military trainer and reconnaissance aircraft produced in Romania in the mid-1930s. It was a conventional single-bay biplane with an open tandem cockpit for pilot and instructor or observer.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.15 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-bay biplane with slightly staggered wings
- Tandem open cockpits
- Fixed undercarriage with a tailskid
It is a conventional biplane with slightly staggered wings and a tailskid undercarriage. The later 7K has a neatly cowled radial engine.
Specifications
- The SET 7 has a length of 7.15 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.8 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 251 km/h (156 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was a conventional single-bay biplane with an Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial, equipped for wireless and photographic reconnaissance from the outset.
Variants
The unarmed SET 7 had 50 built from 1932 to 1934. The armed 7K with a Gnome-Rhone 7K engine followed in 1934, with 20 built, then the 7KB with bomb racks, the 7KD liaison version and the 7H floatplane for the Navy.
Where you'll see it
Operators were the Royal Romanian Air Force and the Royal Romanian Navy, and the type also served with the Transnistrian air section.
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