RSV.28/180 | |
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Role | Military trainer aircraft |
National origin | Belgium |
Manufacturer | Stampe et Vertongen |
First flight | c. 1929 [1] |
Primary user | Belgian Air Force [1] |
Number built | 1 [1] |
Developed into | Stampe et Vertongen ST-26 [2] |
The Stampe et Vertongen RSV.28/180 Type III, [3] also known as the RSV.28-PSV [2] (for pilotage sans visibilité, French for blind flying) was a military trainer aircraft built in Belgium to teach instrument-flying techniques. [4] [5] It was a response to a 1929 order from the Belgian Air Force, [1] whose instrument-flying certification required a flight around a 100-kilometre (62 mi) triangular course and return to a point less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the start, using instruments only. [1]
Stampe et Vertongen's response was a conventional design, a two-seat [4] [5] biplane [2] fitted with a hood that could be closed over the pilot to remove visibility. [1] Because the student pilots were also to learn to land with instruments only, the fixed undercarriage was very sturdy and had a wide track. [1] Only one example was built, [1] but development continued with the Stampe et Vertongen ST-26 in 1932. [2]
Data from Jouhaud 1999, p.49, except as noted
General characteristics
Performance
RSV.28/180 | |
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Role | Military trainer aircraft |
National origin | Belgium |
Manufacturer | Stampe et Vertongen |
First flight | c. 1929 [1] |
Primary user | Belgian Air Force [1] |
Number built | 1 [1] |
Developed into | Stampe et Vertongen ST-26 [2] |
The Stampe et Vertongen RSV.28/180 Type III, [3] also known as the RSV.28-PSV [2] (for pilotage sans visibilité, French for blind flying) was a military trainer aircraft built in Belgium to teach instrument-flying techniques. [4] [5] It was a response to a 1929 order from the Belgian Air Force, [1] whose instrument-flying certification required a flight around a 100-kilometre (62 mi) triangular course and return to a point less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the start, using instruments only. [1]
Stampe et Vertongen's response was a conventional design, a two-seat [4] [5] biplane [2] fitted with a hood that could be closed over the pilot to remove visibility. [1] Because the student pilots were also to learn to land with instruments only, the fixed undercarriage was very sturdy and had a wide track. [1] Only one example was built, [1] but development continued with the Stampe et Vertongen ST-26 in 1932. [2]
Data from Jouhaud 1999, p.49, except as noted
General characteristics
Performance