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| Designed by Vernisse and Galtier as part of a single-seat
shipboard interceptor and strike fighter development
programme, the VG 90 was evolved in competition
with the Aerocentre NC 1080 and the Nord 2200.
Powered by a 2268kg Rolls-Royce Nene
turbojet, the VG 90 had an all-metal fuselage, and the
wing and tail surfaces were metal structures with plywood
skinning. Two prototypes were built, the first
being flown on 27 September 1949 and the second following
in June 1951. Planned armament comprised
three 30mm Hispano-Suiza cannon and provision was
made for underwing ordnance loads, such as two
500kg bombs. The second prototype had provision
for two 20mm cannon, two 7.7mm machine
guns and 36 RAC 50 rockets internally, plus 16 T10 or 80
RAC 50 rockets on wing racks. A third prototype, which was to have received an 4000kg
SNECMA Atar 101F turbojet, was abandoned. Full performance
trials were not completed and the following
data are manufacturer's estimates for the VG 90 with a
2850kg version of the Hispano-Suiza-built
Nene.
 | A three-view drawing (1660 x 1078) |
| MODEL | VG 90 |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 8090 kg | 17835 lb |
| Empty weight | 5100 kg | 11244 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 12.60 m | 41 ft 4 in |
| Length | 13.44 m | 44 ft 1 in |
| Height | 3.55 m | 12 ft 8 in |
| Wing area | 30.7 m2 | 330.45 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 920 km/h | 572 mph |
| Range | 1550 km | 963 miles |
| JALOUSTRE René, e-mail, 22.02.2015 19:27 Le VG90 reste dans nos mémoires françaises, outre celui d'un avion raté, celui qui,en plus, entraina la mort de deux de nos plus brillants pilotes d'essai:
Pierre Decroo sur le N°1 et Claude Dellys sur le N°2... reply | | Marc, e-mail, 05.08.2009 06:36 No mention here of the VG-70..predecessor using a Junkers motor. All-in-all a very fine website. reply |
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