Engineering:Blériot-SPAD S.54

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Short description: 1920s French trainer aircraft
S.54
Blériot-SPAD S.54 (MAE).JPG
An S.54 at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace du Bourget
Role biplane trainer
National origin France
Manufacturer SPAD
Designer Louis Béchéreau
First flight 23 February 1922
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 25

The SPAD S.54 was a French biplane trainer aircraft of the early 1920s, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD).

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.96 m (29 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 23.52 m2 (253.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
  • Gross weight: 757 kg (1,669 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9B 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 97 kW (130 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

References