Blériot 118 | |
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Role | Two-seat amphibian flying-boat fighter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Blériot |
Designer | Léon Kirste |
First flight | 23 January 1925 |
Number built | 1 |
The Blériot 118 was a 1920s French amphibian flying-boat fighter designed by Léon Kirste, only one was built and it was not ordered into production. [1]
The 118 was developed by Kirste from his earlier Blériot 101 project to meet a French naval requirement for a two-seat fighter. [1] The 118 was an amphibian flying-boat powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Ab piston engines. [1] First flown on 23 January 1925 it was tested by the Navy in competition with other designs but was rejected for being unstable in flight. [1]
Data from [1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
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Blériot 118 | |
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Role | Two-seat amphibian flying-boat fighter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Blériot |
Designer | Léon Kirste |
First flight | 23 January 1925 |
Number built | 1 |
The Blériot 118 was a 1920s French amphibian flying-boat fighter designed by Léon Kirste, only one was built and it was not ordered into production. [1]
The 118 was developed by Kirste from his earlier Blériot 101 project to meet a French naval requirement for a two-seat fighter. [1] The 118 was an amphibian flying-boat powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Ab piston engines. [1] First flown on 23 January 1925 it was tested by the Navy in competition with other designs but was rejected for being unstable in flight. [1]
Data from [1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Related lists