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Blanchard Brd.1

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Top speed
  
170 km/h

Length
  
14 m

Wingspan
  
19 m

Manufacturer
  
Société des Avions Blanchard

The Blanchard Brd.1 was a French reconnaissance flying boat used by the French navy in the 1920s. It was a large biplane with two engines mounted in the gap between the wings, each engine driving a pusher propeller. In 1924, one Brd.1 was used to set several world altitude records for seaplanes.

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Operators

 France
  • French Navy

    • Units using this aircraft

    Aéronautique Maritime

  • Escadrille 5R1

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: three, pilot, navigator, and gunner
  • Length: 13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 85.0 m2 (914 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 2,465 kg (5,434 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,930 kg (8,664 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fe, 205 kW (275 hp) each each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,480 ft)

    • Armament

  • 1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in bow
  • 1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in rear fuselage
  • 290 kg (640 lb) of bombs

    • References

    Blanchard Brd.1 Wikipedia
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