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The '''ACAZ T.1 ''' and '''T.2''', very similar to each other, were the first Belgian all-metal aircraft, flown in 1924. They were single-engined touring monoplanes which seated two. Only two were built. ==Development==

The first example of ACAZ's all-metal two-seater tourer, registered as the '''ACAZ T.1''' ''O-BAFK'',<ref name=GY/> was first flown in early 1924. It was the first Belgian all-metal aircraft.<ref name=JEA2/> Its trials went well and on 21 June it was flown to Brussels to take part in the ''Concours des avions de tourisme'' (touring aircraft contest) but in low cloud it collided with a tree and crashed; happily, there were no deaths.<ref name=Lailes1/>

There is little detail recorded specifically on the T.1 apart from a photograph but its replacement, the ACAZ T.2, was noted as ''du même type'' (of the same type). It had made several successful flights by mid-July, just a few weeks after the crash of the T.1,<ref name=Lailes1/> though it was only registered as ''O-BAFM'' on 19 December 1924.<ref name=GY/>

==Design==

The T.1 and T.2 were designed by Alfred Renard and Emile Allard. Each had a thick profile, two part, cantilever, high wing which could be rapidly detached for transport. In plan the wing was basically rectangular but with rounded leading edges at the tips. The wing was mounted with slight dihedral; its thickness was constant over most of the span but decreased over the outer parts, where its ailerons extended aft beyond the trailing edge.<ref name=Lailes1/>

The engine was a {{convert|70|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} Anzani 6, a six-cylinder radial engine mounted uncowled on the nose with its fuel tank behind a firewall. The fuselage was rectangular in cross-section apart from a slightly shaped roof and was built around frames and longerons with sheet metal covering. The enclosed cabin, which held two sitting side-by-side, was under the wing and had both forward and side glazing. The fuselage frame in the cabin region was strengthened; access was via a side door. At the rear the empennage was conventional, with a tailplane of the same plan as the wings, mounted on top of the fuselage. It carried broad, straight-edged elevators with a deep cut-out for movement of the tall, round-tipped rudder which was hinged from a small, triangular fin.<ref name=Lailes1/>

The fixed undercarriage had mainwheels with stub-axles on short, rigid duralumin tubes from the lower fuselage, giving a track of only {{convert|2.07|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The tailskid was designed to double-up as a forward hook for transport as a trailer.<ref name=Lailes1/>

==Operational history==

Though ''O-BAFM'' remained on the registrar until 1933<ref name=GY/> there are few, if any, records of its activities in the French aviation press. No more T.2s were built, as no customers could be found.<ref name=Hauet/>

==Specifications == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Les Ailes, July 1924<ref name=Lailes1/> |prime units?=met <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=

|crew=One |capacity=One passenger |length m=6.20 |length note= |span m=10.50 |span note= |height m=1.80 |height note= |wing area sqm=17.50 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= 6.3 |airfoil= |empty weight kg=320 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=610 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|68|L|Impgal USgal|abbr=on}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Anzani 6 |eng1 type=6-cylinder radial engine |eng1 hp=70 |eng1 note= |more power=

|prop blade number=2 |prop name= |prop dia m=2 |prop dia note=

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|max speed kmh=160 |max speed note=at ground level |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance=3.5 hr |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=

|more performance= *'''Landing speed:''' {{convert|70|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}

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==References== <references>

<ref name=JEA2>Michael J. Taylor, Bill Gunston: ''Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation.'' Volume 2, Grolier Educational Corp, 1980</ref>

<ref name=Lailes1>{{cite journal |last=Serryer |first=J.|date=17 July 1924|title=La Limousine A.C.A.Z.|journal=Les Ailes|issue=161|pages=2–3|url= http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6556107w/f2 }}</ref>

<ref name=GY>{{cite web |url=http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_D-.html|title=Golden Years of Aviation |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=Hauet>Anche Hauet, Philippe Ballarini: [http://aerostories2.free.fr/acrobat/constructeurs/A_Renard.pdf ''Alfred Renard (1885–1988) Une grande figure de l'aéronautique belge'' (pdf; 126&nbsp;kB)], in Aerostories.org</ref>

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