Stampe SV.4 – The timeless charm of the biplane - Photos

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📸 Under the sign of elegance

With the muffled roar of its Renault engine, the Stampe SV.4 takes off on the runway, light as a feather, elegant like a bird trained for aerobatics. Its fabric-covered wings, ribbed with wood, reflect a know-how from another era: that of the golden age of training aviation.
The plane takes off with almost poetic ease, tracing a line of nostalgia and grace in the humid air of Chartres. It's a simple, yet deeply evocative spectacle—one of the years when the sky was still an open school, where every pilot learned to tame lift and wind with patience and humility.

Designed in the 1930s by Belgian engineers Jean Stampe and Maurice Vertongen, the SV.4 trained entire generations of pilots before and after World War II. Its maneuverability also made it an aircraft of choice for aerobatics, a discipline it continues to showcase at air shows, a faithful guardian of a traditional and passionate aviation style.

✈️ Data sheet – Stampe SV.4C

Characteristic	Detail
Manufacturer	Stampe and Vertongen (Belgium)
First flight	1933
Crew	2 (instructor + student)
Engine	Renault 4Pei, 4 inverted in-line cylinders, 140 hp
Span	8.40 m
Length	6.90 m
Unladen mass	~540 kg
Maximum speed	~210 km/h
Practical ceiling	~4,000 m
Range	~500 km
Structure	Wood and canvas
Use	Training aircraft, aerobatics, leisure

Technical details

Camera Canon
Model Canon EOS 700D
Focal length F/5.6
Opening speed 1/1600 sec.
ISO sensitivity ISO-640
Focal length 300 mm
Dimensions 5184 pixels × 3456 pixels
Image resolution 72 ppp × 72 ppp

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