SFAN 5

SFAN 5
General information
Type	Training ultralight aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SFAN
Number built	1
History
First flight	1936

The SFAN 5 was a two-seat French motor-glider built in the late 1930s.

Specifications

Data from , Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.05 m (23 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) (10.3 m (34 ft))
• Wing area: 18 m² (190 sq ft) (16.2 m² (174 sq ft))
• Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
• Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Train 4T 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
• Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
  
• Landing speed: 45 km/h (28 mph; 24 kn)
• Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes
• Wing loading: 30.8 kg/m² (6.3 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 11.17 kg/kW (18.37 lb/hp)