Wassmer WA-30 Bijave

[1] The Bijave is a cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with a welded steel tube fuselage covered with fabric and reinforced plastic.

[1] The wing is made from wood, covered in birch forward of the spar and fabric to the rear, it has no flaps but is fitted with retractable perforated wooden airbrakes.

[1] The pilot and passenger sit in tandem in an enclosed cockpit with individual transparent canopies.

[1] The landing gear is a fixed monowheel, a wooden rubber-sprung skid under the nose and a steel tailskid.

[1] Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1] The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II[2]General characteristics Performance

WA30 Bijave
Wassmer 30 Bijave with factory decoration
3-view line drawing of the Wassmer WA-30
3-view line drawing of the Wassmer WA-30