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Blériot 135

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Top speed
  
190 km/h

Length
  
14 m

Manufacturer
  
Blériot Aéronautique

Wingspan
  
25 m

First flight
  
July 19, 1924

The Blériot 135 (or Bl-135) was a French airliner of the 1920s, a development of the Blériot 115 with more powerful, radial engines. One of the two built was actually converted from a 115, while the other was built new. Both saw service with Air Union on their Paris–London route from mid-1924.

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Variants

Bleriot 135
Four-engined airliner.
Bleriot 136
Projected five-seat day-bomber version. Not built.

Operators

France
  • Air Union

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two pilots and one radio operator
  • Capacity: 8 passengers
  • Length: 14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 25.00 m (82 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 4.96 m (16 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 126.0 m2 (1,356 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 3,218 kg (7,094 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,300 kg (11,684 lb)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Salmson 9Ab, 172 kW (230 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
  • Range: 570 km (355 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 5,100 m (16,730 ft)

    • References

    Blériot 135 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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