Blériot 125
| Blériot 125 | |
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 Blériot 125 at the 1930 Paris Air Show |
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| Type: | Airliner |
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| First flight: |
March 9, 1931 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 prototype |
The Blériot 125 was the prototype of a passenger aircraft from the French manufacturer Blériot Aéronautique .
The aircraft , developed by SPAD designer Léon Kirste , was presented to the public in November 1930 at the 12th Paris Airplane Show and attracted a great deal of attention due to its unusual exterior.
The first flight of the prototype took place on March 9, 1931. Due to the poor flight performance during the test flights that took place until 1933, the only prototype that was scrapped in 1934 remained.
construction
The Blériot 125 was a double-hull machine constructed mainly of wood. The pilot cockpit and the drive were built into the middle section of the fuselage . On both sides of this middle section there was a fuselage section, each of which had space for six passengers in the comfortable cabin.
The two parts of the fuselage were connected in the stern by the horizontal stabilizer , to which four fins were attached for the rudder control .
The undercarriage was aerodynamically integrated into the two halves of the fuselage with two wheels in tandem , only the lower wheel halves protruded from the fairing.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 3 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| length | 13.83 m |
| span | 29.40 m |
| height | 4.00 m |
| Wing area | approx. 100 m² |
| Empty mass | 4440 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 7260 kg |
| drive | 2 Hispano-Suiza -12Hbr in-line engines with 405 kW (550 PS) each |
| Top speed | 220 km / h |
| Range | 1000 km |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The French Aircraft Exhibits. (PDF) Blériot. In: FLIGHT, DECEMBER 12, 1930. Flightglobal.com , December 12, 1930, pp. 1427–1429 , accessed September 25, 2018 .