SPAD S.XIV
| XIV |
| Role |
seaplane fighter |
| National origin |
France |
| Manufacturer |
SPAD |
| First flight |
15 November 1917[1] |
| Introduction |
1918 |
| Number built |
40[2] |
| Developed from |
SPAD XII |
The SPAD XIV was a French biplane seaplane fighter aircraft built by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) and flown by the French Navy during World War I.
Development and design
The SPAD XIV was a development of the SPAD XII. It was single-seat biplane powered by a 149 kW (200hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Bc engine. 40 were constructed and flew in the French Navy during 1918.[2]
Operators
- France
Specifications
Data from aviafrance.com[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.40 m ( ft in)
- Wingspan: 9.80 m ( ft in)
- Height: 4.00 m ( ft in)
- Wing area: 26.20 m2 ( ft2)
- Empty weight: 770 kg ( lb)
- Gross weight: 1060 kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 Bc, 149 kW (200 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 205 km/h ( mph)
Armament
- 1 x Vickers 7.7 mm synchronized machine gun
- 1 x 37 mm cannon
References
- ^ a b aviafrance.com. Accessed 7 April 2009.
- ^ a b Taylor, Michael J H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. pg. 835. Portland House, 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8
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