Blériot-SPAD S.42

S.42
Role biplane trainer
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.

Specifications

Data from [1]

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)

References

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  1. ^ "SPAD S-42 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

Bibliography

  • 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.
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