Renard R.17
# Renard R.17

The Renard R.17 was a Belgian four-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Constructions Aéronautiques G. Renard. The high cantilever wing was an unusual feature when most contemporary aircraft still had braced wings. Designed as a high-speed transport for fresh flowers, no aircraft were ordered and the only R.17 was retained by the company until 1946.

## Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 3 pax
* Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
* Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 18 $m^2$ (190 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 525 kg (1,157 lb)
* Gross weight: 925 kg (2,039 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 120 L (32 US gal; 26 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Renard Type 120 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
* Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
* Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
* Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 12 minutes
* Wing loading: 50 $kg/m^2$ (10 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 16.9 lb/hp (10.3 kg/kW)
