Béchereau SAB C.1

The Béchereau SAB C.1 was a French single-seat fighter biplane designed by a team led by Louis Béchereau who had designed biplane fighters for SPAD including the SPAD S.VII.[1]

Béchereau SAB C.1
Role Biplane fighter
National origin France
Manufacturer Societe et Ateliers Béchereau
Designer Louis Béchereau
First flight 11 November 1918
Number built 5

Design and development

The C.I was a two-bay single-seat fighter biplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline piston engine.[1] Without any production facilities the aircraft was built by Levasseur and five aircraft were built and tested during 1918.[1] Following the end of the first world war the aircraft was not developed further and did not enter production.[1]

Specifications

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1], French aircraft of the First World War[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Empty weight: 783 kg (1,726 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,122 kg (2,474 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)

Armament

  • Guns: Two fixed forward-facing 0.303in Vickers machine-guns

References
  1. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 515.
  2. Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. p. 53. ISBN 1891268090.


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