Blanchard Brd.1

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Brd.1
Role Reconnaissance flying boat
Manufacturer Blanchard
First flight 1922
Introduction 1923
Retired 1926
Primary user Aéronautique Maritime
Number built 24

The Blanchard Brd.1 was a French reconnaissance flying boat used by the French navy in the 1920s. It was a large biplane with two engines mounted in the gap between the wings, each engine driving a pusher propeller. In 1924, one Brd.1 was used to set several world altitude records for seaplanes.

Operators

 France

Units using this aircraft

Aéronautique Maritime

  • Escadrille 5R1

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: three, pilot, navigator, and gunner
  • Length: 13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 85.0 m2 (914 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 2,465 kg (5,434 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,930 kg (8,664 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fe, 205 kW (275 hp) each each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,480 ft)

Armament

  • 1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in bow
  • 1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in rear fuselage
  • 290 kg (640 lb) of bombs

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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  • aviafrance.com


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