- Source: Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer
The Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer was a French-built light utility aircraft of the mid-1950s.
Design and development
The Aerofer was designed and built by members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots as a co-operative project. It was a small single-seat low-winged aircraft. The Aerofer had a two-spar wooden wing with fabric covering. The fuselage was of wooden construction with a combination of fabric and plywood covering. The tailwheel undercarriage was fixed. The aircraft was powered by a 50 h.p. Walter Mikron four-cylinder air-cooled engine built by Aster.
Operational history
The Aerofer was completed in 1954 and was operated until 1964 by the members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots, based at Guyancourt airfield (now closed) to the west of Paris. Its extremely small dimensions meant that it was semi-aerobatic, despite the low-powered engine fitted. Only one example of the design was completed.
By 1965 the aircraft, registered as F-PERS with a Certificat de Navigabilite Restreint d'Aeronef (CNRA) was owned by the Aero-Club Etienne Boileau and based at Fontenay-Tresigny airfield. It was no longer on the CNRA register by March 1983.
Specifications
Data from GreenGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1
Wingspan: 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Gross weight: 1,112 lb (504 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron I 4-cyl. inverted air-cooled piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 90 mph (140 km/h, 78 kn)
Cruise speed: 78 mph (126 km/h, 68 kn)
