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1920s French fighter aircraft
S.XXIV
Role FighterType of aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Blériot
Designer André Herbemont
First flight 5 November 1918
Number built 1

The SPAD S.XXIV was a prototype fighter plane built by SPAD at the end of World War I.

Design and development

The S.XXIV was a single-seat biplane fighter of all-wood construction with a canvas coating and a monocoque fuselage.

Specifications (variant specified)

Data from

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 26.2 m (282 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Bc V-8 wat3er-cooled piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

References

  1. "SPAD S-XXIV - SPAD 24 - Chasseur - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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