The Blériot-SPAD S.62 was a French one-seat, single-engine biplane flight training aircraft designed in the 1920s. It was presented at the Military Airplane School Contest of 1923.

S.62
Role Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer Blériot
First flight 13 April 1923
Number built 1

Design

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The S.62 was a biplane of wood and canvas construction.

Specification

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Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 23.70 m2 (255.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 717 kg (1,581 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,025 kg (2,260 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)

References

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  1. ^ "SPAD S-62 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.