Amiot 110
| Amiot 110 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Interceptor |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Amiot-SECM |
| Designer | M. Detartre |
| First flight | June 1928 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Amiot 110, also known as the Amiot-SECM 110, was a French prototype interceptor designed and built in 1929.
Development
[edit]The Amiot 110 was designed as a contender in the so-called "Jockey" lightweight interceptor contest, competing against nine other types. It was a braced parasol wing monoplane with an all-metal structure and metal skinned fuselage. The first prototype had a fabric covered wing, replaced by metal skinning in the second. It had fixed, conventional landing gear; the stub wing behind the gear was part of a jettisonable fuel tank.[1][2]
Operational history
[edit]It first flew in June 1928 and looked a promising candidate to win the "Jockey" contest. However it crashed on 1 July 1929, killing the pilot[1] due to several loose rivets and integrity flaws. No further production went ahead after a second prototype was deemed inferior to the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62.[citation needed]
Specifications
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Data from Les Ailes,May 1929[2] unless noted
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 21 m2 (230 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Mb water-cooled V-12, 370 kW (500 hp) [1]
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn) at ground level, 275 km/h (171 mph; 148 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn) minimum speed
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi) [1]
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 8 min to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 71.4 kg/m2 (14.6 lb/sq ft)
- Landing speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Vickers machine guns.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 18. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
- ^ a b Frachet, André (16 May 1929). "L'avion Amiot S.E.C.M 110 C.1". Les Ailes (413): 3–4.