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The Blériot 110 (or Blériot-Zappata 110) was a French aircraft built in 1930 to attempt new world aerial distance records.

Blériot 110
Role	Long-distance research aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Blériot Aéronautique
Designer	Filippo Zappata
First flight	16 May 1930
Number built	1

Design and development

Built specifically at the request of the ordered by the Service Technique of the French Air Ministry. it was a two-seat high-wing monoplane constructed of wood.[1] The fuselage was a stressed-skin structure with a teardrop-shaped cross section, with two upper longerons and a ventral keel: the load-bearing covering consisted of three layers of whitewood strips.[2]

It was fitted with six fuel tanks in the wings and four in the fuselage, holding a total of 6,000 L (1,319 Imperial gallons or 1,585 US gal). Because the pilot and co-pilots seats were behind the fuselage fuel tanks, a periscope was fitted for take-offs and landings. A sleeping couch was fitted behind the co-pilot's station so one of the crew members could sleep on long-distance flights.[3]

The aircraft's first flight on 16 May 1930 was cut short by a fuel supply problem, although no damage was sustained. After repairs, it was taken to Oran, Algeria, to make an attempt on the closed-circuit distance record. Between 15 November and 26 March 1932, the Blériot 110, flown by Lucien Bossoutrot and Maurice Rossi, broke this record three times; on the final occasion staying aloft for 76 hours 34 minutes and covering a distance of 10,601 km (6,587 mi). By this time, the aircraft had been named Joseph Le Brix in honour of the pilot who had died flying the 110's rival, the Dewoitine D.33.

On 5 August 1933, Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi set a new straight-line distance record, flying from New York to Rayak, Syria – a distance of 9,105 km (5,658 mi). Further records were attempted over the next two years, but these were proved unsuccessful, and the 110 was scrapped.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Length: 14.57 m (47 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 26.50 m (86 ft 11 in)
• Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 81.0 m² (872 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,680 kg (5,808 lb)
• Gross weight: 8,790 kg (19,378 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12L , 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn)
• Range: 12,600 km (7,830 mi, 6,800 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,560 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Fairey Long-range Monoplane
• Tupolev ANT-25
• Gasuden Koken

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 162.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 41.

На других языках

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[de] Blériot 110

Die Blériot 110 (oder Bl 110) war ein im Jahre 1930 in einer einzigen Ausfertigung von Blériot Aéronautique hergestelltes französisches Langstrecken-Testflugzeug, das mehrere Motorflug-Weltrekorde aufstellte. Diese Maschine war das erste Flugzeug, das den Nordatlantik in beide Richtungen überquerte. Konstrukteur der Maschine war der Italiener Filippo Zappata, der 1933 in sein Heimatland zurückging.

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- [en] Blériot 110

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[fr] Blériot 110

Le Blériot 110 baptisé « Joseph Le Brix » est l'avion qui a permis à Lucien Bossoutrot et Maurice Rossi de décrocher le record du monde de distance et de durée, le 1er mars 1931. Monoplan Blériot à moteur Hispano-Suiza de 600 chevaux, c'est un prototype qui a été imaginé par l'ingénieur Filippo Zappata, présentant une envergure de 26,50 mètres pour une longueur de 14,57 mètres et une surface portante de 81 mètres carrés[1].

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