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WWI French bomber

Bréguet XI

Role	BomberType of aircraft
Manufacturer	Breguet
Designer	Marcel Vuillierme
First flight	February 1916
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire
Number built	1

The Bréguet XI was a prototype French biplane bomber of the First World War.

Development

In 1915, German fighters and well-established air defense systems made flights by French bombers extremely unsafe. French commanders therefore urgently ordered the production of new, more sophisticated bomber aircraft. Two main lines of development were devised - the development of light, high-speed and heavy, but well-protected aircraft.

The first flight of the Bréguet XI took place in February 1916. Despite the satisfactory test results, the French military refused the aircraft, arguing that the Bréguet XI was too large for frontline aviation.

Specifications

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General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 27.65 m (90 ft 9 in)
Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 105.2 m (1,132 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,100 kg (6,834 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,865 kg (10,725 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Renault 8Gd V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)
Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.86 m/s (957 ft/min)
Wing loading: 32 kg/m (6.6 lb/sq ft) (at max. takeoff weight)
Power/mass: 0.15 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb) (at max. takeoff weight)

Armament

Guns:

1x 37 mm (1.457 in) cannon in a fixed mount in the front cockpit

2 × flexible 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns

Bombs: 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs

References

"Breguet XI Corsaire". airwar.ru.

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