Potez XI

The Potez XI was the first fighter aircraft designed by the French company Potez. Designed in 1922, the only aircraft made first flew on December 11 of that year, after which work stopped on the aircraft. It was built to meet CAP (chasse armée protection) 2 requirements created in 1919 by the new Directeur de L'Aeronautique, General Duval. The aircraft was to perform bomber, intercept and tactical reconnaissance for the military, as well as escort fighters. The aicraft was to be powered by a turbo-supercharged engine.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 9.08 m (29 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 44 m² (470 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12D , 280 kW (370 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph; 120 kn)
• Cruising speed: 186 km/h (116 mph; 100 kn)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,247 ft)

Armament

• 4×7.7mm machine guns

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