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