Amiot 110

The Amiot 110, also known as the Amiot-SECM 110, was a French prototype interceptor designed and built in 1929.

Development

The 110 was designed as a contender in the so-called "Jockey" lightweight interceptor contest in which it competed against 9 other types. It was of all-metal construction, with fabric wing skinning. Basically a parasol monoplane, it was fitted with a jettisonable aerofoil-section fuel tank inserted in the fuselage aft of the main undercarriage.

Operational history

It first flew in June 1928, and looked a promising candidate to win the "Jockey" contest. However, it crashed on 1 July 1929, killing the pilot, due to several loose rivets and integrity flaws, and no further production went ahead, after a second prototype was deemed inferior to the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5⅓ in)
• Height: 2.83 m (9 ft 2¼ in)
• Wing area: 21.00 m² (226.05 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1120 kg (2469 lb)
• Gross weight: 1500 kg (3307 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Mb 12-cylinder liquid cooled engine, 373 kW (500 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 296 km/h (184 mph)
• Range: 500 km (310 miles)

Armament

• 2 x .303 Vickers machine guns

References

• The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 302.