Borel-Odier Bo-T
The Borel-Odier Bo-T (also known as the Borel-Odier torpedo floatplane) was a French twin-engined float biplane designed by Borel but built by Antoine Odier for the French Navy.[1]
Design and development
The Bo-T was a biplane powered by two 164 kW (220 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines and fitted with twin floats.[1] It had room under the fuselage for a torpedo.[1] The prototype was destroyed on the first flight in August 1916 but the French Navy still placed and order for 91 aircraft.[1] Deliveries did not start until 1917 and were stopped when the Armistice was signed.[1] Only a few aircraft saw operational use on coastal patrols in the mediterranean.[1]
In 1919 a ten-passenger transport variant was flown designated Bo-C but it was destroyed during testing.[1]
Variants
- Bo-T
- Torpedo-reconnaissance floatplane
- Bo-C
- Ten-passenger transport variant of the Bo-T
Operators
Specifications (Bo-T)
Data from [1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Length: 11.23 m (36 ft 10½ in)
- Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7½ in)
- Height: 3.93 m (12 ft 10¾ in)
- Empty weight: 1200 kg (2646 lb)
- Gross weight: 2400 kg (5291 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines, 164 kW (220 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 124 km/h (77 mph)
- 2 × 7.7mm (0.303in) Lewis machine-guns on flexible mounts
- 1 × 650kg (1433lb) Torpedo
See also
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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