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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
2 [2] [1] [8] North American F-86F Sabre: United States: fighter 30 [1] SPAD S.VII: United States: fighter 1 [1] [8] [n 4] SPAD S.XIII: United States: fighter 2 [2] [8] [n 5] Bomber; Airco DH.9: United Kingdom: bomber 1 [2] Avro Lancaster: United Kingdom: bomber 15 [1] Avro Lincoln: United Kingdom: bomber 30 [1] Breguet 19: France: bomber 38 [2 ...
Kaye flew SPAD S.XIII, serial S15130. [7] The Armistice went into effect on 11 November 1918. Kaye was promoted to Captain by 18 November 1918. [8] On 23 December 1918, Kaye was awarded Distinguished Service Cross 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster for action at Epinonville on 29 September and Montfaucon on 5 October. [8]
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.