SPAD 20
SPAD 20 | |
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Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | S.P.A.D. |
First flight | 7 Aug 1918 [1] |
Introduction | post-war |
Primary user | France |
Number built | 95 [1] |
Armament | 2×fixed sync. Vickers and rear flexible Lewis |
Crew | 2 |
Max Speed | 242 km/h (150 mph) [1] |
Climb | 2000m in 4:36 [1] |
Ceiling | 8,900 m (29,200 ft) [1] |
The SPAD 20 was a response to the "C2" two-man fighter specification, eventually filled by the Hanriot H.D.3. It featured a swept upper (but not lower) wing and an all-wood fuselage reminiscent of Albatros aeroplanes. Three hundred were ordered, but after the Armistice the order was reduced to one hundred, of which 95 were delivered after the war. [1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:SPAD S.XX.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.