SPCA 40T

40T
Role Mailplane[1]
National origin France
Manufacturer SPCA
First flight 21 December 1929[1]
Primary user Services Aeriens de Madagascar[2]
Number built 3


The SPCA 40T, also designated the SPCA VII,[1] was a mailplane built in France in the late 1920s. It was a high-wing monoplane of conventional layout with a thick-sectioned, cantilever wing.[1][3] The flight deck and cargo bay were fully enclosed, and the latter could be adapted to seat five passengers.[3][4] The fixed undercarriage consisted of divided main units with spatted wheels, plus a tailskid. Construction was of metal throughout.[1][2]

The two 40Ts were followed by a single example designated 41T with more powerful Salmson 9Nc engines that first flew on 12 December 1931.[1] Services Aeriens de Madagascar operated the 41T between Tananarive and Broken Hill (where the route connected with Imperial Airways).[2][4]

Eventually, the 40Ts were fitted with this same engine, at which time they were redesignated SPCA 218.[1]

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Specifications (40T)

Data from Parmentier 1998

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Parmentier 1998
  2. 1 2 3 "French Service to Madagascar"
  3. 1 2 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2860
  4. 1 2 Taylor 1989, p.835

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