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The Chatelain AC-5 is a 1950s French two-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Armand Chatelain.

AC.5 Bijou
Role	recreational aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	homebuilt
Designer	Armand Chatelain
First flight	10 September 1956
Primary user	private pilot owners

Development

The AC-5 was a high-wing monoplane with a wing of all-wood construction and a fuselage made of steel tubes.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 14.00 m² (150.7 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 335 kg (739 lb)
• Gross weight: 570 kg (1,257 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Minié 4.DC.32 air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed SIPA propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

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