Blériot-SPAD S.41

The Blériot-SPAD S.41 was a French fighter aircraft developed in the early 1920s.

Design and development

The S.41 was a refinement of the S.XX and was a single-seat fighter biplane which had a monocoque fuselage made of wood. The wings, on the other hand, were made of wood and metal.^[1] In 1924, the S.41 was converted to a racer and redesignated S.41bis.

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 8.68 m (28 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 26.40 m² (284.2 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 887 kg (1,956 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,307 kg (2,881 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline engine , 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 238 km/h (148 mph, 129 kn)
• Cruise speed: 205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
• Service ceiling: 6,850 m (22,470 ft)

Armament

• 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine guns

See also

Related development

• S.20

References

1. "SPAD S-41 - avion de chasse - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
2. "SPAD S.41". www.airwar.ru.

Bibliography

• Bruner, Georges (1977). "Fighters a la Francaise, Part One". Air Enthusiast (3): 85–95. ISSN 0143-5450.