The Deperdussin Coupe Schneider was an early racing aircraft built in 1913 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) in 1913. The aircraft is noted for winning the Schneider Trophy 1913.

Deperdussin Coupe Schneider
Full-size model of Coupe Schneider, built for Leisure Sport and initially displayed at Thorpe Park; later sold and currently on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California (2016)
Role	Racer Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin (SPAD)
Designer	Louis Béchereau
First flight	1913

Design

The Deperdussin Coupe Schneider was a floatplane version of the Deperdussin Monocoque, and like the latter, had a mid-wing design and was of monocoque all-wood construction.

Service history

It entered into the April 16, 1913 Schneider Cup race and Maurice Prévost was awarded the Schneider Cup.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 9.98 m (32 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 13.49 m (44 ft 3 in)
• Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Lambda-Lambda air cooled 14-cylinder two-row rotary, 120 kW (160 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Chauvière, 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

References

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