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Страна: Франция

Год: 1914

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

Bleriot 11

Variants (Military)

  Type 11-2 Artillerie - 70-hp Gnome engine, two-seater parasol with a modified undercarriage and rudder.
  Type 11-Brevet Gouin - a parasol design powered by a 60-hp or 80-hp Gnome engine. It was designed by a Lieutenant Gouin in February 1914. The parasol configuration was intended to enhance the crew's downward vision. It participated in the 1914 concours securite. The rudder was split into two parts and could be used as an air brake. Twenty examples were ordered by the War Ministry on 15 October 1914. Many more were built by Bleriot Aircraft Limited in England and in Italy by S.I.T.


Foreign Service

Italy
  The Italians used four main types of Bleriot 11s, all built under license by S.I.T. (the Societa Italiana Transaerea). They were:
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   2. Bleriot 11 "Parasol” - 70-hp Gnome; this saw widespread use with the squadriglias.
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United Kingdom
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  A single example of a Bleriot Parasol (in England) was impressed at the outbreak of the war. It was flown to Farnborough and given the serial 616. The machine was assigned to No.3 Squadron and was one ol the few Bleriots sent to France. It was powered by an 80-hp Gnome, but had the tail surfaces of a 50-hp machine. After 616 was damaged it was fitted with the tail of an 80-hp machine. The aircraft was used for reconnaissance and even bombing raids carrying 16 hand grenades, two bombs on the fuselage racks, and a Melinite bomb. It subsequently saw service with No.5 Squadron and was struck off charge in May 1915.
  Apparently the Bleriot parasol gave satisfactory service and additional examples were obtained from Bleriot Aeronautics in England. These were given serials 575 (Aircraft Park at St. Omer), 576-579 (No.9 Squadron), 580-586, 616, 2861, and 2862. The last to be struck off charge was 576, which served until 1 June 1915.
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Bleriot 11 - Brevet Gouin (Parasol) Two-Seat Reconnaissance Plane with 60-hp Gnome
   Span 9.20 m. length 7.80 m, wing area 18 sq. m
   Empty weight 310 kg; loaded weight 420 kg
   Maximum speed: 115 km/hr
   Armament: Winchester carbines, flechettes, and bombs 100 built

S.I.T.-built Bleriot 11 Parasol with 70-hp Gnome
   Span 9.20 m; length 7.80 m; height 2.95 m: wing area 18 sq. m Empty weight 310 kg; loaded weight 480 kg
   Maximum speed: 110 km/h

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Описание:

  • J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)
  • O.Thetford British Naval Aircraft since 1912 (Putnam)
  • L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
  • M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
  • J.Davilla Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 74)
  • Журнал Flight