SABCA S.2

S.2
Role	Airliner
National origin	Belgium
Manufacturer	SABCA
First flight	1926
Introduction	1926
Primary user	SABENA
Number built	1

The SABCA S.2 was an airliner built in Belgium in 1926.^[1] It was a conventional, high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailskid undercarriage. The flight deck was open, but the passenger cabin was fully enclosed.^[2] Power was provided by a single engine in the nose, driving a two-blade propeller, and whose exhaust was collected in a single stack that extended up over the wing. Metal was construction throughout, with corrugated skin. Only a single example was built, which served with SABENA.^[1]

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.12 m (7 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 39.0 m² (420 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,230 kg (2,700 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Puma, 183 kW (245 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph)

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, p.787
2. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2837

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.