SFCA Lignel 10
Société Française de Construction Aéronautique · France · first flew 1938 · light aircraft
The SFCA Lignel 10 was a French single-seat aircraft designed to bridge the training gap between basic trainers and front-line fighters.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tailplane mounted at mid-fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Wooden low-wing cantilever monoplane with a three-part wing
- Cockpit under multi-part glazing over the wing trailing edge
- Tailplane mounted at mid-fuselage
The pilot sat over the wing trailing edge under multi-part glazing, with the rear fuselage raised to continue the canopy line.
Specifications
- The SFCA Lignel 10 has a length of 7.85 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.26 m (34 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 370 km/h (230 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was a wooden low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a 220 hp Renault 6Q-03 inverted six-cylinder engine. It first flew in February 1938 and completed tests at Villacoublay by December 1938.
Variants
Only one Lignel 10 was built, one of a series of SFCA designs going back to the 1935 Maillet 20.
Where you'll see it
The military requirement was soon abandoned, so the type did not enter production.
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