Monoplane
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Kronfeld
Designer Robert Kronfeld
First flight 1937
Number built 1

The Kronfeld Monoplane was a 1930s British ultra-light aircraft designed by Robert Kronfeld, only one was built.[1][2]

Design and development

Designed as a successor to the company's Kronfeld Drone, the Monoplane was a single-seat parasol monoplane powered by a 30 hp (22 kW) Carden-Ford converted car engine.[1] The Monoplane, registered G-AESG, was built and first flown at Hanworth Aerodrome in 1937.[1] With the start of the Second World War a second unfinished Monoplane and the prototype were scrapped.[1]

Specifications

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Jackson 1974, p. 258
  2. ^ Orbis 1985, p. 2273

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.