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A SPAD S.XIII at Air Service Production Center No. 2, Romorantin Aerodrome, France, 1918 To enable a two-hour endurance, the S.XIII was fitted with several underbelly fuel tanks held within the forward fuselage area which fed into the main service tank in the upper wing center section with an engine-driven pump. [ 15 ]
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.
[1] [2] [3] [9] The initial aircraft in the line is a scale replica of the First World War SPAD XIII. The same basic airframe has been developed, though the use of different rudders, wingtips, cowlings and other minor cosmetic differences, into replicas of other First World War fighter aircraft. [1] [2] [3] [9]
2 (2007) Replica of Fokker D-VII: Loehle KW-909: 1 (2007) Replica of Messerschmitt Bf 109 & Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Loehle P-40: 3 (2007) Replica of Curtiss P-40: 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 ...
SPAD S.A.2 SPAD VII taking off SPAD S.XVI two seater SPAD S.XIII. After Armand Deperdussin's bankruptcy in 1913 the company went into administration and the name was changed to Société Provisoire des Aéroplanes Deperdussin, the first use of the SPAD acronym. With Deperdussin's disgrace, financing stopped and the future of the SPAD company ...
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.
The AI evolved via the AC from the Morane-Saulnier Type N, but with a parasol wing.It had a rigidly braced wing with ailerons replacing the N's wing warping. It was intended to replace the Nieuport 17 and SPAD VII in French service, in competition against the SPAD XIII and Nieuport 28.
SPAD S.A-2 at Somme-Vesle in 1915. The SPAD S.A.2 was an improved version of the S.A.1 which first flew on 21 May 1915. The S.A-2's 110 hp engine frequently suffered from overheating, so the design reverted to the S.A-1s 80 hp Le Rhone in the S.A-4, with the same engine being retrofitted to some S.A-2s. [4]