Renard R.17

The Renard R.17 was a Belgian four-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Constructions Aéronautiques G. Renard. The high cantilever wing was an unusual feature when most contemporary aircraft still had braced wings. Designed as a high-speed transport for fresh flowers, no aircraft were ordered and the only R.17 was retained by the company until 1946.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 pax
• Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 18 m² (190 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 525 kg (1,157 lb)
• Gross weight: 925 kg (2,039 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 120 L (32 US gal; 26 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Renard Type 120 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 12 minutes
• Wing loading: 50 kg/m² (10 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 16.9 lb/hp (10.3 kg/kW)

References

Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.