Carmier-Arnoux Simplex

The Carmier-Arnoux Simplex was a tailless racing aircraft built in France in the early 1920s.

Simplex
Role
National origin France
Manufacturer Carmier-Arnoux
Number built 1

Design

The Arnoux Simplex was a cantilever monoplane with full-span controllers. The fuselage ended with a vertical fin with a rudder, but no horizontal stabilizer. The pilot sat far back behind the wing's leading edge.[1][2]

Specifications (Simplex)

Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in) including elevator
  • Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 14.00 m2 (150.7 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
  • Gross weight: 980 kg (2,161 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 240 kW (320 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 385 km/h (239 mph, 208 kn)

References
  1. Weyl, A. R. (A.F.R.Ae.S) (1944). "Tailless Aircraft and Flying Wings: A Study of Their Evolution and Their Problems". Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology. 16 (12): 340–360. doi:10.1108/eb031199.
  2. Taylor, Michael (28 April 2001). The World's Strangest Aircraft: A Collection of Weird and Wonderful Flying Machines. MetroBooks. ISBN 978-1586632120.
  3. "Carmier-Arnoux Simplex". Avaifrance.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

Bibliography
  • "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers' Letters]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (94): 4. January 2001. ISSN 1243-8650.


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