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1920s French fighter aircraft
S.38
Role FighterType of aircraft
Manufacturer Blériot
First flight 1920
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 1

The Blériot-SPAD S.38 was a French fighter aircraft developed in the early 1920s.

Design and development

The S.38 was a single-seat fighter plane of all-wood construction with canvas. The aircraft was intended to test a cable hook.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.51 m (18 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 16 m (170 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
  • Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
  • Powerplant: × Le Rhône 9C 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

See also

References

  1. "SPAD S-38 - avion de chasse - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1999-01-26. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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