Lavaud S. Paulo
| S. Paulo | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lavaud in the airplane S. Paulo, 1910 | |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Lourenço Pellegati |
| Designer | Dimitri Sansaud de Lavaud[1] |
| First flight | 7 January 1910 |
| Number built | 1 |
The S. Paulo was a Brazilian single-engine, single seat aircraft, was the first airplane to fly in Latin America.[2][3]
Design and development
[edit]It was the first airplane with a totally national project manufactured in Brazil. Lavaud began work on it in 1908, and the engine was cast and machined in São Paulo. The skeleton of the aircraft was made of sarrafo de pinho and peroba, and the outer shell was varnished with cretonne. The propeller was made by carpenter Antônio Damasso, using jequitibá wood.[4]
It flew for the first time in January 1910, in Osasco. The event was followed by dozens of people, documented by Estadão.[5] It flew for 6 seconds over a distance of 103 meters, at a height of 3 or 4 meters.[6][7]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Pereira 1986, p. 2
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
- Upper wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nacional 6-cylinder rotary engine, 34 kW (45 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed, 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 54 km/h (34 mph, 29 kn)
References
[edit]- ^ Burnel, Anne (1995). Les inventions de Sensaud de Lavaud : Une tentative de diversification (in French). ISBN 9782600000949. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Câmara Municipal de Osasco, Estado de São Paulo". www.camaraosasco.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
- ^ "O primeiro Voo da América Latina" (PDF). Brazilian Air Force (Press release). Retrieved 24 Mar 2022.
- ^ Pereira, Roberto (1986). História da Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil 1910-1976. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Editora Aquarius. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9788585262693.
- ^ "Cem anos depois, Osasco revive primeiro voo da América do Sul". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 Mar 2022.
- ^ "Aviação" [A ascenção de Hontem no Parque Antártica]. Correio Paulistano (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 Feb 1910. Retrieved 24 Mar 2022.
- ^ "A Aviação no Estado de S. Paulo". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 Jan 1910. Retrieved 24 Mar 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Alain Cerf, Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud : Un ingénieur extraordinaire, Editions du Palmier, 2011. ISBN 2360590006.
- Susana Alexandria, 1910 - O Primeiro Voo do Brasil, Ed. Aleph, São Paulo, 2010. ISBN 978-85-7657-095-0.