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1920s French aircraft
S.62
Role Trainer aircraftType of aircraft
Manufacturer Blériot
First flight 13 April 1923
Number built 1

The Blériot-SPAD S.62 was a French one-seat, single-engine biplane flight training aircraft designed in the 1920s. It was presented at the Military Airplane School Contest of 1923.

Design

The S.62 was a biplane of wood and canvas construction.

Specification

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General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 23.70 m (255.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 717 kg (1,581 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,025 kg (2,260 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)

References

  1. "SPAD S-62 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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