Blériot-SPAD S.XXI

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S.XXI
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Blériot
Designer André Herbemont
First flight 1918
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 1
Developed from Spad S.XIII

The Blériot-SPAD S.XXI was a prototype fighter plane built by SPAD in the late 1910s, derived from the Spad S.XIII.

Specifications[edit]

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Length: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.43 m (27 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 23.5 m2 (253 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,048 kg (2,310 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-shaped 8-cylinder inline engine , 220 kW (300 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 221 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

Armament

See also[edit]

Related development

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SPAD S-XXI - SPAD 21 - Chasseur - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.