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Blériot 118

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Top speed
  
200 km/h

Length
  
8.81 m

Wingspan
  
13 m

Manufacturer
  
Blériot Aéronautique

The Blériot 118 was a 1920s French amphibian flying-boat fighter designed by Léon Kirste, only one was built and it was not ordered into production.

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Design and development

The 118 was developed by Kirste from his earlier Blériot 101 project to meet a French naval requirement for a two-seat fighter. The 118 was an amphibian flying-boat powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Ab piston engines. First flown on 23 January 1925 it was tested by the Navy in competition with other designs but was rejected for being unstable in flight.

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.81 m (28 ft 10¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 12.90 m (42 ft 3¾ in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2¼ in)
  • Gross weight: 1740 kg (3836 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab inline piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)

    • Armament

  • Proposed - two fixed forward firing 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns
  • Proposed - two ring-mounted 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns on rear-cockpit

    • References

    Blériot 118 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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