Bernard 15

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The Bernard 15 C1 or Bernard SIMB AB 15 was a 1920s French single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB).^[1]^[2] With the structural failure of the earlier Bernard 14 the Bernard 15 was an improved variant with a greater span upper wing. It was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine and had a fixed tailskid landing gear.^[1] The performance was not an improvement on the Bernard SIMB AB 14 and only the prototype was built.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 11.40 m (37 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 24 m² (260 sq ft)
Max takeoff weight: 1,790 kg (3,946 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine, 370 kW (500 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph; 146 kn)
Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,606 ft)

Armament

Guns: Two fixed Vickers .303 (7.7mm) synchronised machine-guns

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, p. 637
↑ Liron p.181, 224

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Liron, J.L. (1990). Les avions Bernard. Paris: Éditions Larivère.

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Bernard 15

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