Borel-Odier Bo-T
| Bo.T | |
|---|---|
| Role | Torpedo-reconnaissance floatplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Antoine Odier |
| Design group | Etablissements Borel |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Primary user | French Navy |
| Number built | 92 |
The Borel-Odier Bo-T (also known as the Borel-Odier torpedo floatplane or B.O.2) was a French twin-engined float biplane designed by Borel but built by Antoine Odier for the French Navy.[1]
Design and development
The Bo-T was a biplane powered by two 164 kW (220 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines and fitted with twin floats.[1] It had room under the fuselage for a torpedo.[1] The prototype was destroyed on the first flight in August 1916 but the French Navy still placed and order for 91 aircraft.[1] Deliveries did not start until 1917 and were stopped when the Armistice was signed.[1] Only a few aircraft saw operational use on coastal patrols in the mediterranean.[1]
In 1919 a ten-passenger transport variant was flown designated Bo-C/Bo.20 but it was destroyed during testing.[1]
Variants
- Bo-T
- Torpedo-reconnaissance floatplane
- Bo-C
- Ten-passenger transport variant of the Bo-T
- Bo.19
- Three-seat floatplane, powered by 400 hp Liberty engine; never built[2]
Operators
Specifications (Bo-T)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1], French aircraft of the First World War[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 11.23 m (36 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 80 m2 (860 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba V-8 water-cooled piston engines, 160 kW (220 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn) at sea level
- Range: 520 km (320 mi, 280 nmi)
Armament
- Guns: 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis machine guns on flexible mounts in front an rear cockpits
- Bombs: 1 × 650 kg (1,430 lb) Torpedo
See also
Related lists
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 833.
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- ^ Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. pp. 77–78. ISBN 1891268090.