Blériot-SPAD S.60

The Blériot-SPAD S.60 was a French fighter aircraft developed in the late 1920s.

S.60
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Blériot
Designer André Herbemont
First flight 26 June 1926
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 3
Variants S.70

Design and development

The S.60 was a two-seat biplane fighter of all-wood construction with a canvas coating and a monocoque fuselage. The upper wing was backswept, while the lower wing was unswept. Three prototypes were ordered on December 24, 1925, and the first prototype flew on June 26, 1926, but stability problems meant that the S.60 was rejected for production in favor of the improved S.70.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Length: 6.88 m (22 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.21 m (10 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 36.60 m2 (394.0 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,224 kg (2,698 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,803 kg (3,975 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhone Jupiter 9Ab 9-cylinder radial engine , 310 kW (420 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min)

Armament

  • 4 × 7.7 mm machine guns

See also

Related development

References
  1. "Bleriot-SPAD 60 - fighter". Aviastar.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  2. "SPAD S-60 - avion de chasse - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1999-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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