Blériot-SPAD S.41
| S.41 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Blériot |
| Designer | André Herbemont |
| First flight | 16 July 1922 |
| Primary user | Aéronautique Militaire |
| Number built | 1 |
The Blériot-SPAD S.41 was a French fighter aircraft developed in the early 1920s.
Design and development
[edit]The S.41 was a refinement of the S.XX and was a single-seat fighter biplane which had a monocoque fuselage made of wood. The wings, on the other hand, were made of wood and metal.[1] In 1924, the S.41 was converted to a racer and redesignated S.41bis.
Specifications
[edit]Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 8.68 m (28 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 26.40 m2 (284.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 887 kg (1,956 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,307 kg (2,881 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline engine , 224 kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 238 km/h (148 mph, 129 kn)
- Cruise speed: 205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
- Service ceiling: 6,850 m (22,470 ft)
Armament
- 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns
See also
[edit]Related development
References
[edit]- ^ "SPAD S-41 - avion de chasse - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "SPAD S.41". www.airwar.ru.