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The origins of the SPAD S.XIII lies in the performance of its predecessor, the SPAD S.VII, a single-seat fighter aircraft powered by a 110 kW (150 hp) direct drive Hispano-Suiza 8A water-cooled V-8 engine and armed with a single synchronised Vickers machine gun.
Only 79 original S.E.5 aircraft had been completed prior to production settling upon an improved model, designated as the S.E.5a.The initial models of the S.E.5a differed from late production examples of the S.E.5 only in the type of engine installed – a geared 200 hp Hispano-Suiza 8b, often turning a large clockwise-rotation four-bladed propeller, replacing the 150 hp H.S. 8A model.
Loehle SE5A: 3 (2007) Replica of Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A: Loehle Spad XIII: 5 (2007) Replica of Spad XIII: Loehle Spitfire: 1 (1998) 3/4 scale replica of Supermarine Spitfire: Loehle Sport Parasol: 73 (2007) Parasol wing single seat ultralight
The Loehle SPAD XIII is an American single-seat ultralight aircraft scale replica of the First World War SPAD XIII fighter produced in kit form by Loehle Aircraft for amateur construction. The aircraft meets the requirements of the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations when equipped with a lightweight engine.
The 8B, 8Ba and 8Bb were used (a) to power the earliest versions of the S.E.5a, (b) along with the 8Bd, the SPAD S.XIII, (c) front-line active versions of the Sopwith Dolphin, and (d) several other Allied aircraft types, with its gear reduction easily identifiable in vintage World War I photos, from its use of a clockwise (viewed from in front ...
Developed from the SPAD V, of which 268 were ordered but none built as SPAD Vs, the SPAD S.VII was a single-seat tractor biplane fighter of simple and robust design powered by the new Hispano-Suiza water-cooled V-8 engine. Compared to earlier fighters, when the SPAD VII appeared in 1916 it was a heavy and unmanoeuvrable aircraft, but pilots ...
In his Nieuport 28 and later his SPAD S.XIII, Rickenbacker was credited with 26 of the squadron's 70 kills during World War I. By the end of hostilities, the 94th had won battle honors for participation in 11 major engagements and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm.
Wolseley W.4A Python I (1917); 150 hp (110 kW) – licence produced version of the Hispano-Suiza 8Aa with minor structural changes and the weight increased to 455 lb (206 kg), retained the original's low compression 1.8 in (45 mm) pistons and compression ratio of 4.7:1.