The Starck AS-70 Jac is a

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-built single-seat

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of the mid-1940s.

Development

The AS-70 was developed during 1945 as a single-seat light low-wing

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...

aircraft to serve the early postwar needs of French

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s and aero clubs. It is of mixed welded steel tube and wooden construction with fabric covering, and is fully

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.Green, 1965, page 66 A small series of Jacs was constructed by Avions Starck. These were fitted with a range of engines with power outputs of between . 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.

Variants

; AS-70 : Fitted with a

Salmson 9 ADb The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in France by the Société des Moteurs Salmson. Design and development The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the First World War, of being ai ...

radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ...

. ; AS-71 : Fitted with a

Walter Mikron The Walter Mikron is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted straight engine for aircraft. Development Developed in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s, the engine saw limited use in late 1930s and early 1950s. In the 1980s an initial batch of eng ...

II engine. ; AS-72 : Fitted with a

Salmson 9 ADr The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in France by the Société des Moteurs Salmson. Design and development The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the First World War, of being ...

radial engine. ; AS-72/1: Fitted with a Percy II engine. ; AS-75 : Fitted with a

Continental A65-8S The Continental O-170 engine is the collective military designation for a family of small aircraft engines, known under the company designation of A50, A65, A75 and A80. The line was designed and built by Continental Motors commencing in the 194 ...

4-cylinder air-cooled engine.

Specifications (AS-75)

Notes

References

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External links

Aviafrance site with details and image of the A.S. 70 Jac
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