Courtois-Suffit Lescop CSL-1

The Courtois-Suffit Lescop CSL C1 was a French biplane fighter aircraft built in the final months of World War I.

CSL C1
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Courtois-Suffit Lescope
First flight 1918
Number built 2

Specifications (variant specified)

Data from French aircraft of the First World War[1], Aviafrance : Courtois-Suffit Lescop CSL C1 [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Wingspan: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 19 m2 (200 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 470 kg (1,036 lb)
  • Gross weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9Bf 9-Cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 100 kW (140 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) at sea level
  • Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Time to altitude: 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 16 minutes

References
  1. Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. pp. 178–179. ISBN 1891268090.
  2. "Courtois-Suffit Lescop CSL-1". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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