Blériot XLII
Role Reconnaissance
National origin France
Manufacturer Blériot
First flight March 1913
Status prototype only
Number built 1

The Blériot XLII was a First World War French reconnaissance plane designed and built by Blériot.

Design

The crew was housed in a partially armored cabin. A small window was installed in front of the fuselage to facilitate observation. For reconnaissance, the observer lay horizontally on the cabin floor.[1]

Development

The Bleriot XLII was built in March 1913 for use as a reconnaissance and observation aircraft. It was a double mid-flight, equipped with an 80 hp Gnome engine. The Bleriot XLII passed the test cycle, but the military was not interested.

Specifications

Data from Aviafrtance : Blériot XLII [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 18.00 m2 (193.8 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 7 Type A air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

References

  1. "Bleriot XLII". www.airwar.ru.
  2. Parmentier, Bruno. "Blériot XLII". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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