Blériot 118

The Blériot 118 was a 1920s French amphibian flying-boat fighter designed by Léon Kirste, only one was built and it was not ordered into production.^[1]

Design and development

The 118 was developed by Kirste from his earlier Blériot 101 project to meet a French naval requirement for a two-seat fighter.^[1] The 118 was an amphibian flying-boat powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Ab piston engines.^[1] First flown on 23 January 1925 it was tested by the Navy in competition with other designs but was rejected for being unstable in flight.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.81 m (28 ft 10.75 in)
• Wingspan: 12.90 m (42 ft 3.75 in)
• Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2.25 in)
• Gross weight: 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab inline piston engine , 134 kW (180 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)

Armament

• Proposed - two fixed forward firing 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns
• Proposed - two ring-mounted 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns on rear-cockpit

See also

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 713

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.