History

The Esnault-Pelterie REP.1 and its successor the REP.2 were originally experimental aircraft, developed by  French aviation pioneer Robert Esnault-Pelterie. The REP-1 had an unusual undercarriage consisting of on main wheel, a small tail wheel and two smaller wheels mounted to the wing-tips. A novelty was the steering by a stick.

The REP.2 differed from the REP.1, initial the same construction, but soon a more conventional construction. The fuselage was a steel tube frame covered with linen.

Test flights with the REP.1 were made in September 1907 and test flights with the REP.2 were made in June 1908 and resulted in a height an distance record for monoplanes.

 

Technical information
Dimensions:
Length: 6,85 m Wingspan: 9,6 m
Height: 2,5 m Wing area: 15,75 m2
Weights:
Empty weight: - kg Max. start weight: 420 kg
Performances:
Max. speed: 80 km/hr Climbing speed: - m/min
Cruising speed: - km/hr    
Range: - km Service ceiling: - m
Miscellaneous:
Engine type: -
Crew: One aviator
Armament: -

 


This reconnaissance aircraft from the RNAS with serial 8460 and flown by Fl.Lt. J.E.D. Boyd, made an emergency landing on October 3, 1915 near Zuid-Lande. It entered Dutch service on November 3, 1915 as LA23.

Later the aircraft was used for taxi training (wings removed or stripped) as REP3.

R.E.P. Parasol reg. 8460 op Soesterberg, oktober 1915. Dit toestel van de RNAS landde op 3 okt. 1915 bij Zuidzande, met Fl.Lt. J.E.D. Boyd. Het kreeg de registratie LA23, in december 1917 REP3. De vlieger Boyd werd later wegens een oceaanvlucht bekend als de Lindbergh van Canada.
R.E.P. Parasol serial 8460 at Soesterberg, October 1915.
This aircraft of RNAS landed on October 3, 1815 near Zuidzande.
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R.E.P. Parasol reg. LA23 op Soesterberg tijdens het aanslaan van de motor.
R.E.P. Parasol serial LA23 at Soesterberg.
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R.E.P. Parasol reg. LA23 op Soesterberg.
R.E.P. Parasol reg. LA23 at Soesterberg.
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R.E.P. Parasol reg. 8460 op Soesterberg, eind 1915, met Nederlandse kentekens, nog zonder registratie LA23. Motor.
R.E.P. Parasol RFC serial 8460 at Soesterberg, at the end of 1915, already with Dutch markings, but the Dutch serial has not been applied yet.
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Serial2nd SerialConstr. nr.Date in serviceDate out of serviceNotes
LA23 REP3 8460 03-10-1915  1919 ?  

 


1/72nd Scale

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    • Kit 72255: A resin kit of a REP parasol, with markings for a RNAS and a Dutch interned REP

A model of a REP.2 Parasol, built by Peter Banis.

REP2 PBanis 10 REP2 PBanis 9 REP2 PBanis 7 REP2 PBanis 8 REP2 PBanis 6 REP2 PBanis 5 REP2 PBanis 2 REP2 PBanis 4 REP2 PBanis 3 REP2 PBanis 1

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Literature.

Nederlandse Militaire Luchtvaart in Beeld. deel 1. Hugo Hooftman Pag. 18 1977 Uitgever: Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel
KLu Vliegtuigen: De vliegtuigen van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht vanaf 1913 Wim Schoenmaker & Thijs Postma Pag. 18 1987 Uitgeverij De Alk, Alkmaar
Air Enthusiast no.80 The Historical Aviation Journal: Unexpected Windfalls Bart van der Klaauw Pag. 54 - 59 1999 Uitgever: Key Publishing, Stamford

 

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