Engineering:Blériot-SPAD S.36

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Short description: 1920s French aircraft


SPAD S.36
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer SPAD
First flight 17 January 1923
Number built 1

The Bleriot-SPAD S.36 was a French reconnaissance aircraft built in the early 1920s.

Design

The S.36 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction. Only one airframe was built, and flight tests ended due to the failure of the supercharger.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 9.02 m (29 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.46 m (37 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 39.00 m2 (419.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,017 kg (2,242 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,725 kg (3,803 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8F v-8 water-cooled piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp) with Rateau turbo-charger
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)

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