Stampe-Vertongen SV-4C. The was designed as a biplane tourer/training aircraft in the early 1930s by Stampe et Vertongen at Antwerp.
Mark:G-BPLM Current Reg. Date:05/11/1992 Previous ID:F-BHET Manufacturer:SOCIETE NATIONALE DE CONSTRUCTIONS AERONAUTIQUES DU NORD Type:STAMPE SV4C (MODIFIED) Serial No.:1004 Popular Name:STAMPE Generic Name:SV4 The Stampe et Vertongen (also known as the Stampe or just Stampe) is a Belgian two-seat trainer/tourer biplane designed and built by Stampe et Vertongen. The aircraft was also built under licence in France and Algeria. The was designed as a biplane tourer/training aircraft in the early 1930s by Stampe et Vertongen at Antwerp. The first model was the an advanced aerobatic trainer followed by the with redesigned wings and the 130 hp/97 kW de Havilland Gipsy Major. Only 35 aircraft were built before the company was closed during the Second World War. After the war the successor company Stampe et Renard built a further 65 aircraft between 1948 and 1955 as trainers for the Belgian Air Force. A licenced version was built in France by SNCAN (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord) and in Algeria by Atelier Industriel de l'Aéronautique d'Alger, the two firms completing a combined total of 940 aircraft. The postwar were widely used by French military units as a primary trainer. Many also served with aero clubs in France, numbers of which were later sold secondhand to the United Kingdom and other countries.
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Location: Damyns Hall, Essex, UK
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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