Blériot 115

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type=Airliner
manufacturer=Blériot
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first flight=9 May 1923
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number built=6
variants with their own articles=The Blériot 115 (or Bl-115) was a French biplane airliner of the 1920s, best remembered for the part it played in the French exploration of Africa. For its day, it was a large aircraft, mounting one pair of engines on the upper wing and one pair on the lower. First flying on 9 May 1923, the prototype crashed on June 23, killing its pilot, Jean Casale.

The third and fourth machines built (christened "Roland Garros" and "Jean Casale") were used in Colonel de Goÿs' attempts to create air routes to Africa. Commanded by Jean Dagnaux, they departed France on January 18, 1925, they arrived in Colomb-Béchar, Algeria, on January 28. The expedition ended tragically on February 7 in Niamey, Niger when the "Jean Casale" crashed on take-off, killing its radio operator and seriously injuring its two pilots, including Dagnaux. They had covered 4,137 km (2,579 miles).

A refined version of the aircraft, the 115-"bis" was flown in June 1924.

Variants

;Bleriot 115:Four-engined airliner.;Bleriot 115bis:Improved version of the Bleriot 115.;Bleriot 103:Projected bomber version. Not built.

pecifications (115)

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crew=Two pilots and one radio operator
capacity=8 passengers
length m=14.45
length ft=47
length in=5
span m=25.00
span ft=82
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height m=4.96
height ft=16
height in=3
wing area sqm=126.0
wing area sqft=1,356
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empty weight kg=2,950
empty weight lb=6,500
gross weight kg=4,900
gross weight lb=10,800

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eng1 hp= 180
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max speed kmh=180
max speed mph=112
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range km=600
range miles=374
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ceiling m=6,000
ceiling ft=19,680
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References

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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=1670&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=212&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= aviafrance.com]

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