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Blériot-SPAD S.32

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SPAD S.32
Role Recording-breaking aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer SPAD
First flight 10 May 1920
Number built 1

The Bleriot-SPAD S.32 was a record-breaking aircraft built in SPAD in the early 1920s.

Design

The S.32 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction. Its engine was equipped with a device to vary the compression ratio to reduce the power loss caused by altitude.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.91 m (19 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 20.80 m2 (223.9 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
  • Gross weight: 675 kg (1,488 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Damblanc-Mutti 165hp piston engine, 123 kW (165 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ "SPAD S-32 - Record - Un siècle d'aviation française". aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.