Bernard H.V.42

Bernard H.V.42
Role	Single-seat racing seaplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Société des Avions Bernard
First flight	10 March 1931
Number built	3

The Bernard H.V.42 was a racing seaplane designed by Société des Avions Bernard for the French government for use of the French Schneider Trophy team.^[1]

Design and development

Three H.V.42s were ordered by the French government for use as trainers for the French Schneider Trophy team at Lake Berre.^[1] Similar to the earlier H.V.41 they were streamlined single-seat cantilever monoplanes with twin floats.^[1] The first H.V.42 flew in March 1931 and was soon joined by the other two.^[1] Marked as "1" "2" and "3" they were used during the summer of 1931 to train the French team for the 1931 race.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 1

Performance

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Orbis 1985, p. 653

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[orbis-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Orbis 1985, p. 653

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Adolphe Bernard	AB 1 AB 2 AB 3 AB 4
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Design and development

Specifications

See also

References