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Starck AS.90 New Look

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AS.90 New Look
Role Sports aircraft
National origin France
Designer André Starck
First flight 11 June 1950
Number built 2

The Starck AS.90 New Look was a sports aircraft built in France in the early 1950s.

Design and development

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The AS.90 New Look was a mid-wing monoplane of all-wood construction, for engines of 15–30 hp (11–22 kW).

Variants

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AS.90-01
Powered by an 18 hp (13 kW) Aubier-Dunne V.2D; first flown on 11 June 1950.[1]
AS.90-02
(F-PGGB), powered by a 27 hp (20 kW) Ava 4A-00; first flown on 19 November 1955 and destroyed in an accident on 31 July 1960.[1]
AS.90 Super New look
A redesign of the AS.90 in the early 1980s, with a new wing section and slightly increased dimensions, powered by contemporary low-powered aircraft engines, such as the Citroën Ami 6 conversion delivering 35 hp (26 kW).[2]

Specifications (AS-90.01)

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Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 9.40 m2 (101.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
  • Gross weight: 210 kg (463 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Aubier-Dunne V.2D piston engine, 13 kW (18 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
  • Range: 200 km (120 mi, 110 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gaillard, Pierre (1990). Les avions français de 1944 à 1964 (in French). E.P.A. ISBN 2851203509.
  2. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1982). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Publishing Company. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-7106-0748-5.
  3. ^ Parmentier, Bruno (2017-12-08). "Starck AS.90 'New Look'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2019.