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Béchereau SAB C.1

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Top speed
  
210 km/h

Length
  
6.9 m

Designer
  
Louis Béchereau

Wingspan
  
9.35 m

First flight
  
1918

Manufacturer
  
Societe et Ateliers Béchereau

The Béchereau SAB C.1 was a French single-seat fighter biplane designed by a team led by Louis Béchereau who had designed biplane fighters for SPAD including the SPAD S.VII.

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Design and development

The C.I was a two-bay single-seat fighter biplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline piston engine. Without any production facilities the aircraft was built by Levasseur and five aircraft were built and tested during 1918. Following the end of the first world war the aircraft was not developed further and did not enter production.

Specifications

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 783 kg (1,726 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,122 kg (2,474 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)

    • Armament

  • Guns: Two fixed forward-facing 0.303in Vickers machine-guns

    • References

    Béchereau SAB C.1 Wikipedia
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