Blériot 135
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| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Blériot |
| First flight | 19 July 1924 |
| Primary user | Air Union |
| Number built | 1, plus one conversion |
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The Blériot 135 (or Bl-135) was a French airliner of the 1920s, a development of the Blériot 115 with more powerful, radial engines. One of the two built was actually converted from a 115, while the other was built new. Both saw service with Air Union on their Paris-London route from mid-1924.
Variants
- Bleriot 135
- Four-engined airliner.
- Bleriot 136
- Projected five-seat day-bomber version. Not built.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two pilots and one radio operator
- Capacity: 8 passengers
- Length: 14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 25.00 m (82 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.96 m (16 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 126.0 m2 (1,356 ft2)
- Empty weight: 3,218 kg (7,094 lb)
- Gross weight: 5,300 kg (11,684 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Salmson 9Ab, 172 kW (230 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
- Range: 570 km (355 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,100 m (16,730 ft)
References
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- Barfoot, John. "R.E.8 Pilot: Lieutenant William Lefevre Oxley Parker13 Squadron, RFC." The '14-'18 Journal 2006. Sydney: The Australian Society of World War 1 Aero Historians, 14.
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