SPAD S.26
Role Seaplane racer
National origin France
Manufacturer SPAD
First flight 28 August 1919
Number built 1

The Bleriot-SPAD S.26 was a seaplane racer aircraft built in the late 1910s.

Design

The S.26 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction as well as floats. Although intended to take part in the 1919 Schneider Cup, a puncture in one of the floats during flight testing eliminated it from the Schneider Cup.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 26 m2 (280 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,130 kg (2,491 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza inline engine, 250 kW (340 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ "SPAD S-26 - Hydravion de course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1999-01-26. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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