| Manufacturer |
Northrop Corporation |
Société Provençale de Construction Aéronautique |
| Description |
The Northrop X-21A was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control. |
The SPCA 60T was a French transport seaplane built in the early 1930s. |
| First Flight |
1963-04-18 |
1932-08-01 |
| Service End |
1968-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Northrop Corporation |
Louis Paulhan |
| Type |
Experimental aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
22.94 |
22.8 |
| Height (m) |
7.8 |
7 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
896 |
200 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12957 |
|
| National Origin |
|
France |
| Number Built |
2 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric J79-GE-13 turbojets, 41.9 kN thrust each |
2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr V-12 piston engines, 485 kW (650 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_X-21 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPCA_60T |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.51 |
29.12 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
116.17 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric J79 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |