SIPA 903: fun despite the air and graces


Extract from the German magazine aerokurier 1/2003:


It is a rare bird, not without airs and graces. The French SIPA 903 is one of the truly unusual classics. Dating from the 1950s, only twelve of the small twin-seaters are still around today. An owners’ club in Switzerland maintains and flies one of the last examples.




SIPA S903


Extract from the British magazine Pilot 12/1997:


A straightforward, basic French lightplane from half a century ago, simple to maintain and easy to fly, and now rare.

 

Type:

903 (ex 901)

Configuration:

2 seats side-by-side

Born:

1951

Origin:

France, good ole Europe

Serial Number:

88

Built by:

Société Industrielle Pour l’Aviation

Span:

8.75 m

Length:

5.96 m

Wing Area:

11.57 m2

Certified Categories:

Normal

G Limits:

Oltimer = old Caseine glue = easy peasy!

Materials:

Wood and cloth (cotton)

Maximum Speed:

240 km/h

Engine:

Continental C90-14F

4 Cylinder flat

air & oil cooled relic

90 HP at best, unreliable

Propeller:

Wooden 2 blades

Manufactured by Evra (thanks  & sorry Richard!)

Diameter 1.7 m

Exhaust System:

Jodel Special (very quiet!)

Empty Weight:

420 kg

Maximum Take-Off Weight:

670 kg

Fuel Capacity:

62 lt (could be more...)

Sipa links


History of SIPA, un bref tour dans l'histoire, du S.90 au S.94:

  1. • http://1000aircraftphotos.com/HistoryBriefs/SIPA901.htm



Once again... Swiss restorer Walter Haug has kidnapped another project from France!

  1. • http://www.avion.ch



Yves Gardan, designer, amongst others, of the SIPA 90 and the Minicab. Un hommage:

  1. • http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apag/pages/CV_Y_GARDAN.htm



Andy’s blog about restoring G-SIPA:

  1. • http://sipaflyer.spaces.live.com

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