ACAZ T.2

T.2
Role All-metal monoplane
National origin Belgium
Manufacturer Ateliers de Construction Aéronautique de Zeebruges
Designer Alfred Renard
Emile Allard
First flight 19 December 1924
Retired 1931
Number built 1


The ACAZ T.2 was a Belgian aircraft, one of the world's first monoplanes built entirely of metal. Designed by Alfred Renard and Professor Emile Allard (Director of the Belgian Technical Service) in 1924, the T-2 was a high-wing monoplane equipped with fixed landing gear, powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) Anzani engine.[1] It was the first all-metal aircraft to be built in Belgium.[2] First flown on 19 December 1924, the type did not attract any buyers and so it never entered production;[3] only one plane was built, being scrapped in March 1931.[4]

References

  1. Jane, Fred T. (1925). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1925. London: S. Low, Marston, Limited. p. 8.
  2. Michael J. Taylor, Bill Gunston: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Volume 2, Grolier Educational Corp, 1980
  3. Anche Hauet, Philippe Ballarini: Alfred Renard (1885–1988) Une grande figure de l'aéronautique belge (pdf; 126 kB), in Aerostories.org
  4. Lecomte, Georges. "ACAZ T.2". Aéro Magazine, June/July 1983.


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