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Where did the pilot and passengers of the Béchereau SRAP T.7 travel?
Short answer
The pilot and mechanic sat in an open cockpit ahead of the upper wing, while the seven passengers occupied an enclosed cabin between the wings. The T.7 was an inverted sesquiplane, with the lower wing having a greater span than the upper one. It was designed by Louis Béchereau.
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Open cockpit ahead of the upper wing
The Béchereau SRAP T.7 was a French, single-engine, sesquiplane airliner with capacity for seven passengers, designed by Louis Béchereau. Ahead of the upper wing was an open cockpit for the pilot and mechanic, while the seven passengers traveled in an enclosed cabin located between the wings.
An inverted sesquiplane
It was an inverted sesquiplane: the lower wing had a greater span than the upper one. Construction was carried out by the Société pour la Réalisation d'Appareils. Its powerplant was a Salmson 18Cmb radial in-line piston engine of 520 hp (388 kW).
A project with no commercial future
The T.7 found no buyer and never entered production.
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