Coppelia
Coppelia
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History
Primarily intended for the 1953 England-New Zealand race and conforming to the FAI's fifth category of light aircraft (weighing between 3,000 and 4,500 kg), the Coppelia racing aircraft project was designed by London engineer George Korab, B.Sc, AFRAe.S.
Company References
- Flight 4 Jan 1951
- https://minijets.org/en/300-500/adder/coppelia/
Project Data
| Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec (Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppelia | 1953 | Proj | 1 | 2S, 1E jet racer | 1, 2 |
Project References
- Flight 4 Jan 1951
- https://minijets.org/en/300-500/adder/coppelia/
Production Details and Type Description
Coppelia
Two seat "mini-jet". The pilot and navigator were to be seated in tandem well forward in the slender metal-constructed fuselage. The wing was of mixed construction, with swept leading edge and straight trailing edge. Fuel tanks occupied all the centre portion of the fuselage and projected into the wing. A swept tailplane and fin were to be fitted. It was originally designed with two Turbomeca Piméné turbojets, but their combined static thrust of 440 lb proved inadequate, and it was redesigned to use a single Armstrong Siddeley Adder of 1,100 lb static thrust in the rear fuselage, fed by a dorsal intake. Provision was made for two JATO units under the jet-pipe at the rear of the fuselage.
Two seat "mini-jet". The pilot and navigator were to be seated in tandem well forward in the slender metal-constructed fuselage. The wing was of mixed construction, with swept leading edge and straight trailing edge. Fuel tanks occupied all the centre portion of the fuselage and projected into the wing. A swept tailplane and fin were to be fitted. It was originally designed with two Turbomeca Piméné turbojets, but their combined static thrust of 440 lb proved inadequate, and it was redesigned to use a single Armstrong Siddeley Adder of 1,100 lb static thrust in the rear fuselage, fed by a dorsal intake. Provision was made for two JATO units under the jet-pipe at the rear of the fuselage.
| Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 32 ft 9 in | 44 ft 4 in | 406 mph/ 353 kn | 2900 mi | ||||||
| 9.98 m | 13.51 m | 653 kph | 4667 km | ||||||
Project only, none built.
Total Coppelia Production0