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Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer Aerofer Role - light utility aircraft National origin - France Manufacturer - Aero-Club des Cheminots Designer - Aero-Club des Cheminots First flight - 1954 Introduction - 1954 Status - no longer registered Primary user - aero club Number built - 1 The Aero-Club des Cheminots Aerofer was a French-built light utility aircraft of the mid-1950s. Design and development The Aerofer was designed and built by members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots as a co-operative project. It was a small single-seat low-winged aircraft. The Aerofer had a two-spar wooden wing with fabric covering. The fuselage was of wooden construction with a combination of fabric and plywood covering. The tailwheel undercarriage was fixed. The aircraft was powered by a 50 h.p. Walter Mikron four-cylinder air-cooled engine built by Aster. Operational history The Aerofer was completed in 1954 and was operated until 1964 by the members of the Aero-Club des Cheminots, based at Guyancourt airfield (now closed) to the west of Paris. Its extremely small dimensions meant that it was semi-aerobatic, despite the low-powered engine fitted. Only one example of the design was completed. By 1965 the aircraft, registered as F-PERS with a Certificat de Navigabilite Restreint d'Aeronef (CNRA) was owned by the Aero-Club Etienne Boileau and based at Fontenay-Tresigny airfield. It was no longer on the CNRA register by March 1983. Specifications Data from Green General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 1 Wingspan: 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) Gross weight: 1,112 lb (504 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron I 4-cyl. inverted air-cooled piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 90 mph (140 km/h, 78 kn) Cruise speed: 78 mph (126 km/h, 68 kn) |