Blériot 155

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type=Airliner
manufacturer=Blériot
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first flight=29 July 1925
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variants with their own articles=The Blériot 155 (or Bl-155) was a French airliner of the 1920s. It was a four-engined biplane developed from the Blériot 115 and 135, but larger than these aircraft. Two were built for use by Air Union on their Paris-London route.

In 1926, Robert Bajac piloted one of the 155s to break the world absolute aerial duration records for powered aircraft. On 26 March, he stayed aloft 3 hours 46 minutes 35 seconds with a 1,500 kg payload aboard, thereby not only breaking the record for this weight payload, but also the record for 1,000 kg payload. On 24 July, he broke the equivalent record in the 2,000 kg payload class.

On 18 August the same year, one of the 115s crashed due to engine failure in bad weather over Hurst, Kent. All four persons aboard were killed.

Variants

;Bleriot 155:Four-engined airliner.;Bleriot 113:Projected bomber version. Not built.

Operators

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* Air Union

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crew=Two pilots and one radio operator
capacity=17 passengers
length m=14.75
length ft=48
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span m=26.00
span ft=85
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height m=5.23
height ft=17
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wing area sqm=135.0
wing area sqft=1,452
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empty weight kg=3,650
empty weight lb=8,047
gross weight kg=6,350
gross weight lb=14,000

eng1 number=4
eng1 type=Renault 8Fg piston engine
eng1 kw= 172
eng1 hp= 230
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max speed kmh=175
max speed mph=109
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range km=500
range miles=302
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ceiling m=4,000
ceiling ft=13,120
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References

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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/1673.htm aviafrance.com]
* [http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1926/1926.htm planecrashinfo.com for 1926]
* [http://records.fai.org/general_aviation/aircraft.asp?id=3028 "FAI" records set with the Blériot 115]

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