Croses BEC-7 Tous Terrains


The Croses BEC-7 is a 1960s French three-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Emilien Croses.

BEC-7
Role recreational aircraft
Manufacturer homebuilt
Designer Emilien Croses
First flight 1967
Primary user private pilot owners
Developed from Croses EC-6 Criquet

Development

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The BEC-7 is a tandem-wing design of all-wood construction with canvas coating.

Specifications (BEC-7 Tous Terrains)

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Data from ,[1] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1969–70[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 2 pax
  • Wingspan: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 22.00 m2 (236.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Continental O-200 air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed SIPA propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) at sea level at 750 kg (1,650 lb)
  • Cruise speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) at sea level
  • Minimum speed: 70 km/h (43 mph; 38 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Take-off run: 150 m (490 ft)
  • Landing run: 60 m (200 ft) (brakes on)

References

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  1. ^ "Croses BEC-7". Aviafrance.com. 2002-04-07. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1969). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1969–70. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. pp. 40–41.