Stampe et Vertongen RSV.22

Stampe et Vertongen · Belgium · first flew 1926 · light aircraft

The Stampe et Vertongen RSV.22 was a training biplane produced in Belgium in the 1920s.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, straight
E — Engines	1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage	7.6 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span
N-struts bracing the wings near their tips
student and instructor in tandem open cockpits

A staggered single-bay biplane with N-struts near the wing tips, a through-axle fixed undercarriage and a tailskid. The two open cockpits sit in tandem, and the horizontal stabiliser is adjustable in flight from the cockpit.

Specifications

The Stampe et Vertongen RSV.22 has a length of 7.6 m (25 ft).
It has a wingspan of 9.12 m (30 ft).
Its maximum speed is 200 km/h (124 mph).
Typical crew: 2.

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History

It was designed by Alfred Renard and was a conventional single-bay biplane of mixed construction. The base RSV.22/180 was powered by a 180 hp Hispano-Suiza engine, though the aircraft was designed to use engines of up to 300 hp.

Variants

The RSV.22/200 had a 200 hp Renard radial engine, and one was built. Other versions were the Titan, with a 230 hp Gnome-Rhone 5K radial, and the Lynx, with a 215 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial.

Where you'll see it

The Belgian Air Force bought 20 examples of the RSV.22/180. In 1928 Lt Edmond Thieffry and SLt Philippe Quersin set out in a civil-registered RSV.22/180 for Kinshasa but were forced down twice in France and returned to Belgium.

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