Deperdussin TT
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| Deperdussin TT | |
|---|---|
| Type | General-purpose monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin |
| Introduced | 1912 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Royal Flying Corps |
The Deperdussin TT was a French mid-wing braced monoplane aircraft from 1914, the outbreak of World War I, built in small numbers by Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin or S.P.A.D.. The planes' use by the French Air Force (then Aviation Militaire) was very brief, due to their frailty and lack of weapons. In February 1914, an experiment was made to install a machine gun in the nose of the craft, but it was not followed up.
In addition to those supplied to the French Air Force a number were used by the Naval Wing of the British Royal Flying Corps. The Naval Wing called them the Deperdussin Monoplane and they were operated both in landplane and floatplane configurations.
[edit] Operators
- Australian Flying Corps
- Central Flying School, Point Cook, Victoria
[edit] Survivors
A flyable 1910-built Deperdussin Monoplane (G-AANH) is on display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, England.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Gross weight: 725 kg (1664 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Rotary, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph)
- Endurance: 2 hours 20 min
[edit] Reference
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1434
- Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. The Military Press, p.p. 20 & 25. ISBN 0-517-41021 4.
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