Blériot XXVII
Blériot XXVII | |
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Role | Racer aircraft |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Recherches Aéronautique Louis Blériot |
First flight | September 1911 |
Number built | 1 |
The Bleriot XXVII was a middle-wing, single-seat racing aircraft designed by Louis Bleriot.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Bleriot_XXVII_%28BAPC-107%29_%288563944405%29.jpg/220px-Bleriot_XXVII_%28BAPC-107%29_%288563944405%29.jpg)
Blériot XXVII BAPC-107 at the RAF Museum Hendon
Specifications[]
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
- Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
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- ^ "Blériot XXVII - Blériot 27 - Course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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