Blériot 127
The Blériot 127 (or Bl-127) was a monoplane bomber aircraft developed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Blériot. It was derived from the Blériot 117 escort fighter during the mid 1920s. The Blériot 127 was a relatively large aircraft for the era, featuring a conventional basic configuration and open gunner's positions in its nose and at the rear of its two underwing engine nacelles. The wing airfoil was of sufficient thickness that the engines could be entered from the fuselage in flight. Forty-two aircraft were operated by the Armée de l'Air from 1929 until 1934, by which time they were obsolete.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Blériot
- First flight
- 1926-05-07
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 117 kt
- Max speed
- 119 kt
- Range
- 810 nm
- Service ceiling
- 26,600 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 9,846 lb
- Empty weight
- 7,169 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 1.5 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hb V-12 water-cooled piston engine
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 47.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 76.1 ft
- Height
- 11.2 ft
- Number built
- 44
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.