SAN Jodel D.150 Mascaret
| Jodel D.150 Mascaret | |
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| D.150 at Cranfield | |
| Role | Two-seat light aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Société Aeronautique Normande (SAN) |
| First flight | 2 June 1962 |
| Introduction | 1963 |
| Number built | 62 (Factory built) 100+ (homebuilt) |
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The Jodel D.150 Mascaret is a French two-seat single-engined light aircraft of the 1960s built by Société Aeronautique Normande (SAN) as a replacement for the earlier Jodel D11 trainer/tourer aircraft.
Development and design
In 1961, Jean Délémontez designed a two-seat light aircraft for the Société Aeronautique Normande (SAN) at Bernay in Normandy to replace his earlier Jodel D.11, which SAN (amongst other manufacturers) were building to meet a requirement for aircraft to equip flying clubs subsidised by the French government. Délémontez based the new design on his three–four seat Jodel Ambassadeur, (also being built by SAN), with a reduced span wing and shorter fuselage.[1][2]
The new aircraft, the D.150 Grand Tourisme,[3] first flew on 2 June 1962, production beginning (as the D.150 Mascaret- named after a tidal bore[2]) in 1963.[1]
Like all the light aircraft that Délémontez designed under the Jodel and Robin names, the D.150 is a low-winged monoplane of wooden construction, with distinctive upturned outer wings. The D-150 was the first Jodel fitted with an all-moving tail, later fitted on larger models such as DR-1051 model (Sicile Record). It has a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, with its crew of two sitting side-by-side under a two-door canopy. It was offered with the same range of engines as the larger Ambassadeur, giving a good performance for a two-seat trainer/tourer.[1][2][4]
Operational history
Sixty-two D.150s had been built by 1969, when SAN went into liquidation, the factory being brought by Avions Mudry.[2][5] Plans for homebuilt construction of the Mascaret remain available, over 100 having been built.[2][6]
Variants
- D.150 Mascaret
- Basic version, powered by 75 kW (100 hp) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200 engine, 44 factory built.[7]
- D.150A Mascaret
- Version powered by 78 kW (105 hp) Potez 4E engine, 17 factory built.[7]
Specifications (D.150 100 hp Continental)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 [8]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)
- Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 13.10 m2 (141.0 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 414 kg (913 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 720 kg (1,587 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 187 L
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A air-cooled flat-four, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 241 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn) at sea level
- Cruising speed: 214 km/h (133 mph; 116 kn) (75% power)
- Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
- Range: 1,610 km (1,000 mi; 869 nmi)
- Endurance: 8 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,875 m (15,994 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)
Notes
References
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- Donald, David (ed.) The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Blitz Editions, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing, Second edition, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
- Harrison, Neil. "In The Air:No. 188: Jodel D.150 Mascaret". Flight International, 13 August 1964, pp. 260–262.
- Simpson, R.W. Airlife's General Aviation, Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1991. ISBN 1-85310-194-X
- Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London: Samson Low, Marston, 1965.
- Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London: Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1-85753-245-7.