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Страна: Франция

Год: 1918

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J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)

Carroll A2

  The A2 specification of 1918 called for a two-seat observation aircraft. It was to have a payload of 450 kg, ceiling of 7,000 m, a normal operational altitude of 3,000 m, maximum speed of 200 km/h, and minimum speed of 90 km/h. The Carroll A2 was produced to meet this specification. Its was a conventional tractor biplane with two-bay wings. The pilot was seated under the top wing and the observer/gunner in a separate cockpit under a cutout in the top wing. The observer was provided with a machine gun mount but photos do not show that armament was fitted to the prototype. The engine was a 240-hp Lorraine-Dietrich 8 Bb. Two prominent fairing were located over the engine compartment. The undercarriage featured large V-shaped struts and a prominent tail skid was fitted. The fin and rudder assembly was elliptical.
  The aircraft was in competition with a Breguet 14 A2 with a Renault engine, a Breguet 14 with a Rateau turbo-compressor, and the LeO 2. The Breguet 14 A2 was selected for production; it is likely that the Carroll A2's engine resulted in performance inferior to it competitors. The Breguet 14 A2 was an outstanding success, and no further development of the Carroll A2 was undertaken.

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