Deperdussin T
Role Observation monoplane
National origin France
Manufacturer Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin
Introduction 1912
Primary user French Air Force

The Deperdussin T was a French monoplane built by Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin, (later to become S.P.A.D.).

Specifications (T)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.63 m (34 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in) [2]
  • Wing area: 28.0 m2 (301 sq ft) [2]
  • Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Gamma 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
  • Endurance: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)

References

  1. ↑ "Deperdussin T". Aviafrance.com. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. 1 2 Cuich 1980, p. 48
  • Cuich, Myron N. (June 1980). "Les Monoplans Deperdussin Militares 1911–1914". Le fanatique de l'Aviation (in French). No. 127. pp. 46–49.

Further reading

  • Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. pp. 101–107. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.
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