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Epervier

Societé Anonyme Avions et Moteurs Renard contracted to Stampe et Vertongen and SABCA · Fighter · Belgium · Interwar (1919–1938)

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The Renard Epervier was a Belgian prototype single-seat all-metal fighter monoplane designed by Alfred Renard at the Societé Anonyme Avions et Moteurs Renard for a government-sponsored design contest in 1928. The Epervier Type 2 was built and flown in 1928, by Belgian aircraft manufacturer Stampe et Vertongen. It carried an armament of two synchronised 7.7mm guns and was lost in September 1928 after failing to recover from a flat spin. A second prototype, the Epervier Type 2bis, introduced revised streamlined fairings for the cantilever mainwheel legs, mainwheel spats and cylinder aft-fairings and was built by SABCA.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Fighter
Domain
Defence
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Country
Belgium
Manufacturer
Societé Anonyme Avions et Moteurs Renard contracted to Stampe et Vertongen and SABCA
Service Entry
1928
Produced
2
Engine
1× 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Thrust / Power
480 hp
Length (ft)
23
Wingspan (ft)
33
Empty Weight (lb)
1750
MTOW (lb)
2756
Service Ceiling (ft)
30512
Max Speed (mph)
170