R.34
National originBelgium
ManufacturerRenard
DesignerAlfred Renard
Number built1
First flight21 July 1934

The Renard R.34 was a 1930s Belgian two-seat biplane trainer designed by Alfred Renard and built by Societé Anonyme des Avions et Moteurs Renard.

Design and development

The R.34 was built for a Belgian military competition in October 1933 for an aerobatic and general-purpose biplane. The R.34 was a biplane that first flew on 21 July 1934 powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Renard 200 radial engine. It was also fitted with a 260 hp (194 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine fitted with a Townend ring. The competition was won by the Avro Tutor and, although the R.24 was later flown in a number of military configurations, it did not enter production.

Bibliography

  • Hauet, André (April 1976). "Renard R.34: L'avion d'école et d'acrobatie tous usages qui séduisit pas l'Aéronautique militaire belge" [The All-purpose Training and Acrobatic Aircraft That Did Not Appeal to the Belgian Airforce] (in French). Le Fana de l'Aviation. ' (77): 26–29. ISSN 0757-4169
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.