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1920s French aircraft
S.72
Role Trainer aircraftType of aircraft
Manufacturer Blériot
First flight 15 April 1923
Primary user French Air Force
Number built 1

The Blériot-SPAD S.72 was a French one-seat, single-engine biplane flight training aircraft designed in the 1920s

Design

The S.72 was a biplane of wood and metal construction.

Specification

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General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 18.00 m (193.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 634 kg (1,398 lb)
  • Gross weight: 874 kg (1,927 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8-cylinder V inline engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 189 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn)

References

  1. "SPAD S-92 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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