Скачать или смотреть Payen Pa 49: The Smallest French Jet You’ve Never Heard Of

The Payen Pa 49 was France’s first tailless jet and one of the smallest jet aircraft ever built. Designed by Roland Payen in the early 1950s, this experimental aircraft featured a delta wing, no horizontal stabilizer, and was powered by a tiny Turbomeca Palas engine. In this video, we dive deep into the design, testing, innovations, and legacy of the Payen Pa 49 “Katy.”

Discover how this wooden jet pioneered features seen later in supersonic and space-age aircraft, including a split rudder airbrake similar to that used on the Space Shuttle.

Learn about its unique construction, flight history, wind tunnel testing, and why this tiny jet still inspires engineers today.

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00:00 - Intro Retro Transport
00:05 - Payen Pa 49 Katy History
04:28 - Outro Retro Transport

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