Blériot-SPAD S.42

1920s French training aircraft

S.42

Role	biplane trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SPAD
Designer	Louis Béchéreau
First flight	6 August 1921
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire
Number built	10

The SPAD S.42 was a French biplane trainer aircraft of the early 1920s, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from prolific SPAD S.XIII fighter.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 22.12 m² (238.1 sq ft)
Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
Gross weight: 1,056 kg (2,328 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn)
Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blériot-SPAD S.42.

^ "SPAD S-42 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

Bibliography

Andersson, Lennart (July 1998). "Histoire de l'aéronautique persane, 1921–1941: La première aviation du Chah d'Iran" [History of the Persian Air Force, 1921–1941: The First Aircraft of the Shah of Iran]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (76): 2–12. ISSN 1243-8650.

SPAD and Blériot-SPAD aircraft

SPAD aircraft

S.A-1, 2, 3 & 4
S.C
S.D
S.E
S.F
S.G
S.H
S.V
S.VII
S.XI
S.XII
S.XIII
S.XIV
S.XV
S.XVI
S.XVII
S.XX

Blériot-SPAD
aircraft

Fighters & racers	S.20 S.26 S.41 S.51 S.58 S.61 S.70 S.71 S.81 S.91 S.510 S.710
Airliners	S.27 S.33 S.45 S.46 S.48 S.50 S.56 S.66 S.86 S.116 S.126
Trainers & sports aircraft	S.29 S.30 S.34 S.42 S.54 S.72