Schapel Aircraft (Rodney Schapel) Projects

[hesham]

Hi,

this company designed many twin boom aircraft projects,such as
S-525 Super Swat,S-981 Swat and S-1275 Finesse,here is
the S-525;

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1979/1979%20-%200649.html

 

[Retrofit]

this company designed many twin boom aircraft projects

This company also designed and built a nice single-seat flying wing experimental aircraft powered by a 180hp supercharged Mazda rotary engine. The SA-82 was flight-tested in 1984 and now preserved by the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, Nevada.

 

[robunos]

This company also designed and built a nice single-seat flying wing experimental aircraft powered by a 180hp supercharged Mazda rotary engine. The SA-82 was flight-tested in 1984 and now preserved by the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, Nevada.


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i have to say this looks extremely Horten-esque,

cheers,
Robin.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is the Schapel S-1275 Finesse and Thunderbolt aircraft projects.

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1982/1982%20-%200968.html

 

[Tophe]

The data I have:
* S-525
Air Enthusiast Aug.1982: details
Jane's all the World Aircraft 1979-80 page 438 & 1980-81 page 433: 3-views
* SA-981
Air Enthusiast Aug.1982: 3-view
Fana de l'Aviation #217 page 40: profile
* S-1275
Jane's all the World Aircraft 1982-83 page 481: model photograph
Die schnellsten Propellerflugzeuge der welt page 119: drawing

 

[mz]

this company designed many twin boom aircraft projects

This company also designed and built a nice single-seat flying wing experimental aircraft powered by a 180hp supercharged Mazda rotary engine. The SA-82 was flight-tested in 1984 and now preserved by the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, Nevada.

Did it fly? Is there some documentation / accounts about this? It was an overweight and overbuilt prototype. It can be seen as a Horten tribute.

 

[seruriermarshal]

ID This Aircraft Pls

 

[Apophenia]

Schapel SA-882 ex-N882SA -- details: http://www.twitt.org/schapel.htm

 

[hesham]

Hi,


here is the Schapel SA-981 attack aircraft and S-1275 sporting aircraft projects.

 

[elmayerle]

this company designed many twin boom aircraft projects

This company also designed and built a nice single-seat flying wing experimental aircraft powered by a 180hp supercharged Mazda rotary engine. The SA-82 was flight-tested in 1984 and now preserved by the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, Nevada.

Nevada? Last I heard, it was in California, just east of Pomona.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


here is the Schapel SA-981 attack aircraft project drawing.

 

[Stargazer]

I suppose this topic could be merged with http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3363.0 and renamed as "Schapel projects".
The company only had seven known designs, only one of which actually got built (the S-882 flying wing).

 

[Stargazer]

Thanks for the merge. Here is a previously unposted project, the Mini-Swat:

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is anther little known Project to Schapel,it was S-185,a single seat attack aircraft,
developed from SA-882,all details are here;

JAWA 1986/1987

 

[hesham]

From JAW 1979 & 1985.

 

[VictorXL188]

Some more info on Schapel Aircraft, taken from Air International August 1982 issue

 

[hesham]

Amazing article,

specially the first Project S-4 Super Swat.

 

[hesham]

From Le Fana 217, the SA-981.

 

[LineRangerGSA]

Hi,

here is the Schapel S-1275 Finesse and Thunderbolt aircraft projects.

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1982/1982%20-%200968.html

You seem to be quite familiar with Rod’s work. Where do you find your info? We’re you involved or associate with Rod Schapel

 

[flateric]

Rod Schapel Wind Tunnel Model at 1stDibs

View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - Designed by Rod Schapel, the SA 882 was a flying wing prototype from the mid-1980s. A designer of note, Schapel collaborated with Lear on various projects.

www.1stdibs.com

 

[Stargazer]

Schapel SA-882 three-view arrangement:


Source: https://rcsoaringdigest.com/TWITT/Feb89Ltr.pdf

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1982,

the Schapel 1080.