- Source: Ponche et Primard Tubavion
The Ponche et Primard Tubavion was a French experimental monoplane aircraft built in the early 1910s.
Specifications
Data from Aviafrance : Ponche et Primard Tubavion, French Aeroplanes before the Great WarGeneral characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in) (Opdycke 9.5 m (31 ft))
Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) (Opdycke 9.7 m (32 ft))
Wing area: 20.00 m2 (215.3 sq ft) (Opdycke 18 m2 (190 sq ft))
Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb) (Opdycke 320 kg (710 lb))
Powerplant: 1 × Labor 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp) at 800 rpm
(also fitted with a 70 hp (52 kW) Gnome 7 Gamma rotary engine)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller
Performance