Blériot-SPAD S.27
| S.27 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Blériot |
| Designer | André Herbemont |
| Primary user | CMA/Air Union |
| Number built | ca. 10 |
| History | |
| First flight | November 10 1919 |
The Blériot-SPAD S.27 was a small French airliner developed soon after World War I. It was produced as a way for the Blériot company to find new markets for its wartime products in the postwar market, in this instance by adapting the design of the S.20 fighter into a small airliner. Accommodation for two passengers was provided in a small cabin within the fuselage, but in other respects the S.27 strongly resembled its predecessor.
Three were operated by CMA on its Paris-London route, this total increasing to ten by the time that the company merged into Air Union.
Operators
Specifications (S.27)
Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1910[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 9.72 m (31 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 30 m2 (320 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,260 kg (2,778 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fa water-cooled V8 engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Endurance: 3 hr
See also
Related development S.XVIII - S.20 - S.26 - S.31
References
- ^ Stroud 1966, p. 46
- Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 163.
- aviafrance.com