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==Design and development==
==Design and development==
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The SE-2100 was designed by Pierre Satre,<ref name=TW>{{cite web |url=http://www.twitt.org/satre.htm|title=Satre SE-2100 |website=T.W.I.T.T. (The Wing is the Thing) |access-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414013529/http://www.twitt.org/satre.htm |archive-date=14 April 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="fana431p701">{{harvnb|de Narbonne|2005|pp=70–71}}</ref> later the chief designer of the [[Concorde]],{{cn|date=September 2022}} as a response to a 1943 specification by the [[Vichy France|Vichy French]] Air Ministry for a two-seat touring aircraft.<ref name="fana431p701"/> An all-metal aircraft, it had a [[monoplane#Types of monoplane|low]], [[cantilever]], straight tapered wing with 55° of sweep on the [[leading edge]] and 10.43° of [[dihedral (aircraft)|dihedral]]. There were fixed [[leading edge slot]]s and [[trailing edge]] [[ailerons]] but no conventional [[flap (aircraft)|flaps]]. The [[wing tip]]s carried large, rounded [[fin]]s with [[rudder]]-like rear portions which only moved outwards; they were used differentially for [[aircraft principal axes|yaw]] control and jointly as flaps.<ref name=JAWA48>{{harvnb|Bridgman|1948|pp=159c–160c}}</ref>

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The SE-2100 was designed by Pierre Satre,<ref name=TW/> later the chief designer of the [[Concorde]], at the end of [[World War II]]. An all-metal aircraft, it had a [[monoplane#Types of monoplane|low]], [[cantilever]], straight tapered wing with 55° of sweep on the [[leading edge]] and 10.43° of [[dihedral (aircraft)|dihedral]]. There were fixed [[leading edge slot]]s and [[trailing edge]] [[ailerons]] but no conventional [[flap (aircraft)|flaps]]. The [[wing tip]]s carried large, rounded [[fin]]s with [[rudder]]-like rear portions which only moved outwards; they were used differentially for [[aircraft principal axes|yaw]] control and jointly as flaps.<ref name=JAWA48/>


The SE-2010 had a short, blunt-nosed nacelle-type [[fuselage]] with a cabin which could be configured to seat one centrally or two in [[tandem#Side-by-side|side-by-side]], dual control configuration. The seats were just aft of the leading edge, with a baggage compartment behind them. Access was via deep, wide, forward hinged doors on both sides; to make this possible, a piece of the wing root leading edge was an integral part of each door. A 140&nbsp;hp (104&nbsp;kW) [[Renault Bengali 4]] four cylinder, inverted, [[straight engine|inline engine]] was mounted in [[pusher configuration]] behind the cabin and air-cooled via a [[ventral]] scoop; it drove a two-blade [[propeller (aircraft)|propeller]] positioned just behind the trailing edge. The SE-2100's fixed, [[tricycle undercarriage]] had [[pneumatic]] [[shock absorber]]s and mainwheel brakes; the nosewheel was free-swivelling.<ref name=JAWA48/> At different times the undercarriage legs and wheels were [[aircraft fairing|unfaired]] or faired.<ref name=TW/>
The SE-2010 had a short, blunt-nosed nacelle-type [[fuselage]] with a cabin which could be configured to seat one centrally or two in [[tandem#Side-by-side|side-by-side]], dual control configuration. The seats were just aft of the leading edge, with a baggage compartment behind them. Access was via deep, wide, forward hinged doors on both sides; to make this possible, a piece of the wing root leading edge was an integral part of each door. A 140&nbsp;hp (104&nbsp;kW) [[Renault Bengali 4]] four cylinder, inverted, [[straight engine|inline engine]] was mounted in [[pusher configuration]] behind the cabin and air-cooled via a [[ventral]] scoop; it drove a two-blade [[propeller (aircraft)|propeller]] positioned just behind the trailing edge. The SE-2100's fixed, [[tricycle undercarriage]] had [[pneumatic]] [[shock absorber]]s and mainwheel brakes; the nosewheel was free-swivelling.<ref name=JAWA48/> At different times the undercarriage legs and wheels were [[aircraft fairing|unfaired]] or faired.<ref name=TW/>


The SE-2010 flew for the first time on 4 October 1945.<ref name="fana431p70">{{harvnb|de Narbonne|2005|p=70}}</ref> Despite demonstrating promising performance<ref>{{harvnb|Pelletier|1996|p=11}}</ref> and showing high manoeuvrability when demonstrated at the 1946 [[Paris Air Show]],<ref name="fana431p73">{{harvnb|de Narbonne|2005|p=73}}</ref> no production followed, with the prototype surviving into the early 1950s.<ref name="fana431p70,3">{{harvnb|de Narbonne|2005|pp=70, 73}}</ref>
The SE-2010 flew for the first time on 4 October 1945.<ref name=TW/>
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==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
<ref name=JAWA48>{{cite book |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948|last= Bridgman |first= Leonard |coauthors= |edition= |year=1952|publisher=Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd|location= London|isbn=|page=159c-160c }}</ref>
* {{cite book |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948|last= Bridgman |first= Leonard |year=1948|publisher=Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd|location= London}}

* {{cite magazine |last=de Narbonne |first=Roland |title=Octobre 1945, dans l'aéronautique française: Trois espoirs déçus |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=October 2005 |issue=431 |pages=70–75 |language=fr}}
<ref name=TW>{{cite web |url=http://www.twitt.org/satre.htm|title=Satre SE-2100 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>
* {{cite magazine |last=Pelletier |first=Alain J. |title="Towards the Ideal Aircraft: The Life and Times of the Flying Wing, Part Two |magazine=[[Air Enthusiast]] |issue= 65 |date=September–October 1996 |pages=8–19 |issn=0143-5450}}

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Latest revision as of 22:24, 25 November 2024

SE-2100
Role Two seat experimental tailless pusher touring aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Sud-Est (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est or SNCASE)
Designer Pierre Satre
First flight 4 October 1945
Number built 1

The Sud-Est or SNCASE SE-2100, sometimes known as the Satre SE-2100 after its designer, was a tailless, pusher configuration touring monoplane with a single engine and cabin for two. Only one was built.

Design and development

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The SE-2100 was designed by Pierre Satre,[1][2] later the chief designer of the Concorde,[citation needed] as a response to a 1943 specification by the Vichy French Air Ministry for a two-seat touring aircraft.[2] An all-metal aircraft, it had a low, cantilever, straight tapered wing with 55° of sweep on the leading edge and 10.43° of dihedral. There were fixed leading edge slots and trailing edge ailerons but no conventional flaps. The wing tips carried large, rounded fins with rudder-like rear portions which only moved outwards; they were used differentially for yaw control and jointly as flaps.[3]

The SE-2010 had a short, blunt-nosed nacelle-type fuselage with a cabin which could be configured to seat one centrally or two in side-by-side, dual control configuration. The seats were just aft of the leading edge, with a baggage compartment behind them. Access was via deep, wide, forward hinged doors on both sides; to make this possible, a piece of the wing root leading edge was an integral part of each door. A 140 hp (104 kW) Renault Bengali 4 four cylinder, inverted, inline engine was mounted in pusher configuration behind the cabin and air-cooled via a ventral scoop; it drove a two-blade propeller positioned just behind the trailing edge. The SE-2100's fixed, tricycle undercarriage had pneumatic shock absorbers and mainwheel brakes; the nosewheel was free-swivelling.[3] At different times the undercarriage legs and wheels were unfaired or faired.[1]

The SE-2010 flew for the first time on 4 October 1945.[4] Despite demonstrating promising performance[5] and showing high manoeuvrability when demonstrated at the 1946 Paris Air Show,[6] no production followed, with the prototype surviving into the early 1950s.[7]

Specifications

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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.89 m (32 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 15.11 m2 (162.6 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: S.T. Ae.230 (Abrial-3) at root, NACA 009 at tips
  • Empty weight: 518 kg (1,142 lb)
  • Gross weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 144 L (31.7 Imp gal; 38.0 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Renault 4Pei 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline engine, 140 kW (190 hp) at 500 m (1,640 ft) and 2,400 rpm
  • Propellers: 2-bladed, 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter wooden

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 226 km/h (140 mph, 122 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 198 km/h (123 mph, 107 kn)
  • Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 52.83 kg/m2 (10.82 lb/sq ft)
  • Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to SNCASE SE-2100.
  1. ^ a b "Satre SE-2100". T.W.I.T.T. (The Wing is the Thing). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b de Narbonne 2005, pp. 70–71
  3. ^ a b c Bridgman 1948, pp. 159c–160c
  4. ^ de Narbonne 2005, p. 70
  5. ^ Pelletier 1996, p. 11
  6. ^ de Narbonne 2005, p. 73
  7. ^ de Narbonne 2005, pp. 70, 73

Bibliography

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  • Bridgman, Leonard (1948). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd.
  • de Narbonne, Roland (October 2005). "Octobre 1945, dans l'aéronautique française: Trois espoirs déçus". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 431. pp. 70–75.
  • Pelletier, Alain J. (September–October 1996). ""Towards the Ideal Aircraft: The Life and Times of the Flying Wing, Part Two". Air Enthusiast. No. 65. pp. 8–19. ISSN 0143-5450.
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