Dewoitine D.21
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| D.21 | |
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| Dewoitine D.21 from Argentina. | |
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| First flight | 1925 |
The Dewoitine D.21 was 1920s French open-cockpit, fixed-undercarriage monoplane fighter aircraft.
Design and development
The prototype D.21 was a development of the D.12. The aircraft was license-built in Switzerland (by EKW), Czechoslovakia (by Skoda and known as the Skoda-Dewoitine D.1) and Argentina (by FMA). One Turkish D.21 was fitted with a modified wing and named Orhanelli.
Variants
- D.21
- French Production version, license-built in Argentina and Turkey.
- Skoda D.1
- Licence manufacture of the Dewoitine D.21 in Czechoslovakia by Skoda;(26 built - included in D.9 total). Engine Škoda L was a licence of Hispanio Suiza HS-50. Armament only 2x Vickers 7,7 mm.
Operational history
Argentina bought seven D.21s, and built another 58 under their own licence. Turkey bought a number, and Czechoslovakia built 25 for their air force.[1]
Operators
Specifications (variant)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one
Performance
See also
Related development
Related lists
References
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Notes
Bibliography
- Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
- Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander. Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-71810-564-8.