Starck AS-70 Jac explained
The Starck AS-70 Jac is a French-built single-seat light aircraft of the mid-1940s.
Development
The AS-70 was developed during 1945 as a single-seat light low-wing monoplane aircraft to serve the early postwar needs of French private pilots and aero clubs. It is of mixed welded steel tube and wooden construction with fabric covering, and is fully aerobatic.[1]
A small series of Jacs was constructed by Avions Starck. These were fitted with a range of engines with power outputs of between 45and. Different designations were given to aircraft powered by the various engines, as listed below.
Operational history
The Jac proved to be a popular aircraft with private pilots and aero clubs and four examples remained in service in 2009.[2]
Variants
- AS-70 : Fitted with a 450NaN0 Salmson 9 ADb radial engine.
AS-71 : Fitted with a 650NaN0 Walter Mikron II engine.
AS-72 : Fitted with a Salmson 9 ADr radial engine.
AS-72/1: Fitted with a Percy II engine.[3]
AS-75 : Fitted with a 650NaN0 Continental A65-8S 4-cylinder air-cooled engine.
References
- Book: Green, William. The Aircraft of the World. 1965. Macdonald & Co (Publishers). .
- Niel. Jean-Yves. Courrier Lecteurs. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . October 1996 . 43 . 40 . Readers Mail . French . 1243-8650.
- Niel. Jean-Yves . Les Starck AS70 et dérivés (1ère partie). Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . August 1996 . 41 . 8–18 . The Starck AS70 and its Derivatives . French . 1243-8650.
- Niel. Jean-Yves . Les Starck AS70 et dérivés (2ème et dernière partie). Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . September 1996 . 42 . 26–29 . French . 1243-8650.
- Niel . Jean-Yves. The Starck Strikes Back. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . August 1997 . 53 . 4–7 . French . 1243-8650.
- Book: Partington, David. European Registers Handbook. 2009. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. 978-0-85130-417-5. |
- Vervoort. Marcel. Courrier Lecteurs. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire . January 1997 . 46 . 2 . Readers Mail . French . 1243-8650.
Further reading
- Book: Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 . Bridgman . Leonard . 1947 . Sampson Low, Marston & Co . London . 134c.
External links
Notes and References
- Green, 1965, page 66
- Partington, 2009, Page 225
- Experimenter. Feb 1957.