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
editThe BEC-7 is a tandem-wing design of all-wood construction with canvas coating.
Specifications (BEC-7 Tous Terrains)
editData 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
edit- ^ "Croses BEC-7". Aviafrance.com. 2002-04-07. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1969). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1969–70. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. pp. 40–41.
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