Type XXVII
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The Blériot XXVII was an early French aircraft built by Blériot Aeronautique.

Design

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The Blériot XXVII NEW RACING TYPE BLERIOT MONOPLANE (No. XXVII). - new single-seater racer with which Bleriot is now experimenting over the sands at Hardelot. The "main body is constructed in the form of a double-ended wedge, at the front of which protrudes the 50-h.p. Gnome Omega engine, mounted in without a bearing between the propeller and the engine. The stabiliser, as in the two-seater model, is constructed integrally with the fuselage and at the rear edge is hinged the elevator. The overall length of the machine is 7 metres, and the wings, which have a supporting surface of 12 sq. metres, span 8.90 m. This new model, which weighs 430 kilogs., has been timed to attain a speed of 130 kiloms. an hour. An example is preserved in the collection of the RAF Museum in Hendon. [1] http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1911/1911%20-%200851.html 30 Sept 1911 p853


An example was one of the four Blériot designs displayed at the 1911 Aero Salon in Paris: this example having a modified undercarriage consisting of a pair of inverted V struts, each wheel being mounted between a pair of leaf-springs. [2]


Specifications

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Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7 cylinder rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)


References

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  1. ^ "Blériot XXVII". RAF Museum. {{cite web}}: Text "accessed 13 October 2013" ignored (help)
  2. ^ {{cite journal|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1911/1911%20-%201124.html%7Cjournal=[[Flight International|Flight|title= |date= |page= }}
  3. ^ [1] [[[FlightInternational|Flight]] 30 September 1911, p. 853.