Blériot 111
| Blériot 111 | |
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| Type: | Airliner |
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| First flight: |
1929 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Blériot 111 - also known under the name Blériot Bl-111 - was a relatively unsuccessful and therefore never series production of a passenger aircraft made by the French manufacturer Blériot Aéronautique .
history
The aircraft , the first version of which with the designation 111/1 took off for the first time in 1929, was a passenger aircraft, initially designed for five, in later versions up to seven passengers. The Blériot company built a total of two copies. These two basic patterns were further developed in different variants. Ultimately, it was decided not to have this machine built in series.
construction
The Blériot 111 was a low-wing aircraft with a mixed wood / metal construction. The wings were braced with two struts from the surfaces to the fuselage for the purpose of stabilization.
The machine had a two-wheeled chassis and a tail spur. The main landing gear was rigid in the first versions and retractable in later versions.
variants
- Blériot 111/1
- Blériot 111/2 - The 111/2 was a modified version in terms of dimensions and engine.
- Blériot 111/3 - The 111/2 was converted for the next variant, the 111/3. Due to the more powerful engine, the flight performance was significantly increased, especially in terms of speed. This version had space for seven passengers.
- Blériot 111/4 - The 111/4 was a conversion of the 111/1 and was the first French aircraft to have a retractable main landing gear. This variant with a slightly increased wingspan was designed for six passengers.
- Blériot 111/5 - The 111/5 also had a passenger capacity of six people and a retractable landing gear. With this variant, different engines were tried out.
- Blériot 111/6 - The 111/6 was again a re-engineered 111/5. Due to the dramatic increase in performance to 840 hp through the Gnome & Rhône-14Kbrs, the machine was given a different type designation.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Blériot 111/1 | Blériot 111/2 | Blériot 111/3 | Blériot 111/4 | Blériot 111/5 | Blériot 111/6 |
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| First flight | 1928 | October 1, 1929 | March 12, 1930 | October 16, 1930 | October 16, 1932 | May 1934 |
| Passengers | 5 | 7th | 6th | |||
| length | 10.90 m | 10.81 m | 10.66 m | 10.90 m | ||
| height | 3.35 m | 4.15 m | 4.06 m | 4.03 m | ||
| span | 16.40 m | 16.00 m | 17.00 m | |||
| Wing area | 33.10 m² | 34.00 m² | 34.60 m² | |||
| drive | a Hispano-Suiza -6Mbr; 280 PS (206 kW) | a Lorraine 7Me Mizar ; 240 hp (177 kW) | a Gnome & Rhône 9Ady; 420 hp (309 kW) | a Hispano-Suiza 12Jb9; 400 hp (294 kW) | a Hispano-Suiza 12Mbr; 500 PS (368 kW) or a Gnome & Rhône k14; 500 hp (368 kW) |
a Gnome & Rhône-14Kbrs; 840 hp (618 kW) |
| Maximum speed at sea level |
190 km / h | 188 km / h | 230 km / h | 235 km / h | 280 km / h (Hispano-Suiza) 255 m / h (Gnome & Rhône) |
370 km / h |
| Summit height | 4100 m | 4000 m | 4000 m (Hispano-Suiza) 5500 m (Gnome & Rhône) |
5500 kg | ||
| Range | 1000 km | 1100 km | 1300 km | |||
| Empty mass | 1500 kg | 1490 kg | 1588 kg | 1700 kg | 1950 kg (Hispano-Suiza) 1970 kg (Gnome & Rhône) |
2136 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2300 kg | 2298 kg | 2618 kg | 2700 kg | 3100 kg | 3400 kg |
