| NC.420 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
| Manufacturer | SNCAC |
| Designer | Farman Aviation Works |
| First flight | August 1942 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary users | French Naval Aviation Luftwaffe |
| Number built | 1 |
The SNCAC NC.420 was an experimental French reconnaissance flying boat that was intended for service by the French Naval Aviation of the French Navy. Work on NC.420 was disrupted shortly before construction of the first prototype by the Fall of France of the Second World War.
Specifications (Loire 130)
editData from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Five Flying Boats [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: 4 passengers (as transport)
- Length: [convert: invalid number] (11.30 m)
- Wingspan: [convert: invalid number] (16.00 m)
- Height: [convert: invalid number] (3.85 m)
- Wing area: 411 sq ft (38.20 m2)
- Empty weight: 4,519 lb (2,054 kg)
- Gross weight: 7,716 lb (3,507 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xirs 12-cylinder vee, 720 hp (537 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 137 mph (221 km/h, 119 kn)
- Cruise speed: 102 mph (164 km/h, 89 kn)
- Service ceiling: 19,865 ft (6,056 m)
- Power/mass: ()
- Endurance: 7.5 hours
- Climb to 3,000 m (9,800 ft): 12 min
Armament
- Guns: 2 x 7.5 mm Darne machine guns
- Bombs: 2 x 75 kg (165 lb) bombs
- ^ Green 1968, p.38.