Roussel 30

Roussel 30

History of the aircraft:
From the mid-thirties in France exhibited the efforts on the construction of light fighter aircraft, powered by engines with a relatively small power. This idea arose during races sport aircraft, which was the high-performance and their engines not far from such feats as the military fighter jets of that time. The French air force, which tried to modernise, gave money even on aircraft projects which suggested the company Caudron and Mureaux. Needless to say, that, in addition to Caudronů 714, no the machine did not get into mass production and neither of these Caudrony nezazářily in the French heaven of their performances.
One of the less well-known designers, who have tried for the lightest design was Jacques Roussel. The first criticise the plane Bloch 150 C.1, whose constructor was older Jacques ' brother. On Blochu criticized the large mass, the imperfect aerodynamic solutions and the waste of material and human work, to prove the truth of his words, began in the summer of 1938 alone with the construction of a light and aerodynamically fine machines, which he wanted to prove that he's right. After half a year of hard work was done. Built a relatively small all-metal low-wing, soft shapes, which was powered by an engine almost half the performance than they had MB - 152C.1. Zalétání took place at the airport in Etampes with a positive result. Roussel added the fuel tank and inserted the armament, had to use two cannons Oerlikon. Originally counted with cannons HS-404, you but not for private construction available, because there was not sufficient even for the French air force.
Pilots on Roussela urged to apply for the more powerful engine of Gnome-Rhône 14M about the power of 800 horses. Roussel they eventually retreated and the engine to your airplane built an archway and in particular for its better výškovost. Tests with this engine has not already been completed, because the German troops were already before Paris, the plane was shipped in disassembled condition to Bordeaux, and here it was destroyed in a fire in the hangar.


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