Kronfeld Monoplane
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{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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|name=Monoplane |image= |caption= }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=Ultralight aircraft |national origin=United Kingdom |manufacturer=Kronfeld |designer=Robert Kronfeld |first flight =1937 |number built =1 |unit cost= }} |
The Kronfeld Monoplane was a 1930s British ultra-light aircraft designed by Robert Kronfeld, only one was built.
Design and development
Designed as a successor to the company's Kronfeld Drone, the Monoplane was a single-seat parasol monoplane powered by a {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Carden-Ford converted car engine. The Monoplane, registered G-AESG, was built and first flown at Hanworth Aerodrome in 1937. With the start of the Second World War a second unfinished Monoplane and the prototype were scrapped.
Specifications
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=British Civil Aircraft since 1919
|prime units? = imp
|crew=1
|length m=6.45
|length ft=21
|length in=2
|span m=12.09
|span ft=39
|span in=8
|empty weight kg=177
|empty weight lb=390
|gross weight kg=290
|gross weight lb=640
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Carden-Ford
|eng1 kw=22
|eng1 hp=30
|max speed kmh=117
|max speed mph=73
}}
See also
References
=Notes=
=Bibliography=
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- {{Cite book|last=Jackson|first=A.J.|title=British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3|year=1974|publisher=Putnam & Company Ltd|isbn=0-370-10014-X}}
- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
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Category:1930s British sport aircraft
Category:Parasol-wing aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1937
Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft
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