Blériot 127
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| 127 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Blériot |
| Designed by | Leon Kirste |
| Maiden flight | 7 May 1926 |
| Introduced | April 1929 |
| Retired | 1934 |
| Primary user | Armée de l'Air |
| Number built | 44 |
The Blériot 127 (or Bl-127) was a French bomber aircraft of the 1920s and 30s, developed from the Blériot 117 escort fighter. It was a large monoplane of conventional configuration that featured open gunner's positions in its nose and at the rear of its two underwing engine nacelles. The wing airfoil was of sufficient thickness that these latter positions could be accessed from the fuselage in flight.
Forty-two aircraft were operated by the Armée de l'Air from 1929 until 1934, by which time they were thoroughly obsolete.
[edit] Variants
- 127/1 - Prototype with Hispano-Suiza 12Gb piston engines
- 127/2 - Main production version, fitted with two Hispano-Suiza 12Hb piston engines.
- 127/3 - Single prototype of night bomber version.
- 127/4 - Single conversion of 127/2 with revised undercarriage.
- 137 - Two all-metal high-wing prototypes.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 14.68 m (48 ft 42 in)
- Wingspan: 23.20 m (76 ft 1 in)
- Height: 3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 88.0 m² (947 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,750 kg (8,267 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,966 kg (10,948 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hb, 410 kW (550 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 199 km/h (124 mph)
- Range: 1,500 km (932 miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,450 m (24,440 ft)
Armament
- 2 × forward trainable Lewis guns in nose
- 2 × rearward trainable Lewis guns in each of two engine nacelles
- 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of bombs carried in internal bay
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 162.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 890 Sheet 41.
[edit] See also
Related development Blériot 117 - Blériot 137
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