Blériot-SPAD S.42

S.42
Role	biplane trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SPAD
Designer	Louis Béchéreau
First flight	6 August 1921
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire
Number built	10

The SPAD S.42 was a French biplane trainer aircraft of the early 1920s, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from prolific SPAD S.XIII fighter.

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
• Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 22.12 m² (238.1 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,056 kg (2,328 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn)
• Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

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• Andersson, Lennart (July 1998). "Histoire de l'aéronautique persane, 1921–1941: La première aviation du Chah d'Iran" [History of the Persian Air Force, 1921–1941: The First Aircraft of the Shah of Iran]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (76): 2–12. ISSN 1243-8650.