Sparmann S-1
Sparmann S-1.
Role	Training monoplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Sweden
Manufacturer	Sparmann
Primary user	Swedish Air Force

The Sparmann S-1 was a 1930s Swedish military training monoplane, designed by Edmund Sparmann, built in small numbers for the Swedish Air Force. The S-1 was a single-seat low-wing braced-monoplane with a fixed trail-skid landing gear. It was powered by a single 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.

 Sweden

Swedish Air Force

Data from ^[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 8.34 m² (89.8 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 417 kg (919 lb)
• Gross weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb) normal; 585 kg (1,290 lb) aerobatic
• Max takeoff weight: 625 kg (1,378 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 120 L (32 US gal; 26 imp gal) in a fuselage tank
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 97 kW (130 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) aerobatic
• Cruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
• Range: 880 km (550 mi, 480 nmi) at cruise
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft) service ceiling
• Rate of climb: 7.59 m/s (1,495 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2.5 minutes
  

2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 5.3 minutes

4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 14.7 minutes

5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 24.4 minutes

• Wing loading: 75 kg/m² (15 lb/sq ft) normal; 70.2 kg/m² (14.4 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.155 kW/kg (0.094 hp/lb) normal; 0.1715 kW/kg (0.1043 hp/lb) aerobatic

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Sweden

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.