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Blériot XXXIX

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Blériot XXXIX
Role Observation aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Recherches Aéronautique Louis Blériot
First flight 1913

The Bleriot XXXIX was a single-seat observation monoplane designed in France by Louis Bleriot during the early 1910s.

Specifications

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Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 19 m2 (200 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 440 kg (970 lb)
  • Gross weight: 615 kg (1,356 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 7 Type A 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed
  • Maximum speed: 128 km/h (80 mph, 69 kn)

References

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  1. ^ "Blériot XXXIX - avion d'observation - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1997-10-12. Retrieved 2019-02-04.