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1950s French aircraft
AC.5 Bijou
Role recreational aircraftType of aircraft
Manufacturer homebuilt
Designer Armand Chatelain
First flight 10 September 1956
Primary user private pilot owners

The Chatelain AC-5 is a 1950s French two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Armand Chatelain.

Development

The AC-5 was a high-wing monoplane with a wing of all-wood construction and a fuselage made of steel tubes.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 14.00 m (150.7 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 335 kg (739 lb)
  • Gross weight: 570 kg (1,257 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Minié 4.DC.32 air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed SIPA propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
  • Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

References

  1. "Chatelain AC-5". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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