Engineering:Deperdussin TT
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Short description: French pre-WW1 and WW1 reconnaissance aircraft
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| Role | General-purpose monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin |
| Introduction | 1912 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Royal Flying Corps |
The Deperdussin TT was a French monoplane built by Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin, later to become S.P.A.D. Introduced in 1912, the type was one widely used by the French Air Force (then Aviation Militaire) before the First World War. In February 1914, an experiment was made to install a machine gun on the aircraft, but this did not see service.
A number were used by the Naval Wing of the United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps, one being fitted with floats and flown from Lake Windemere.[1]
Operators
Belgium
France
Paraguay
Portugal
Russia
- Imperial Russian Air Service
Serbia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
- Royal Flying Corps
- No. 3 Squadron RFC
- Royal Naval Air Service
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Gross weight: 725 kg (1,664 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Rotary , 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
- Endurance: 2 hours 20 minutes
See also
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of France
- List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
References
- ↑ Thetford 1982, p. 411.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1434
- Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. The Military Press. pp. 20 & 25. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
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