Breguet Type III

"This article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913. For the unrelated aircraft of the same designation flown in World War I, see Breguet Bre.4 and Breguet Bre.5."

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name=Types III, IV, and IV


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type= Experimental aircraft
manufacturer= Breguet
designer= Louis Breguet
first flight= 1910
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primary user= French Air Force
more users= Royal Naval Air Service Royal Flying Corps Italian Air Force
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The Breguet Types III, IV, and V were a family of early biplanes built by Louis Breguet in France between 1910 and 1912.

Design and development

They built on the basic pattern established in the design of the Type II, unorthodox biplanes with conical fuselages (that earned them the nickname "coffee pots" in France and "tin whistles" in England), cruciform tails, and tricycle undercarriage, but were somewhat larger and sturdier. A Type IV achieved fame in August 1910 as being the first aircraft to lift six people. This family also included the first machines that Breguet was able to sell to the French military, after arranging a series of demonstrations for the Army. In 1911, a Type III named "Breguet du Maroc" became the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly in the French colonies, with Henri Brégi making a flight from Casablanca to Fes.

Variants

;Type III;Type IV;Type V;Type G2:Powered by the Gnome et Rhône engine.;;Type G2-"bis"::Powered by the Gnome et Rhône engine.;Type G3:Major production version powered by the Gnome et Rhône 75 kW (100 hp) engine, 41 sold to various military operators in 1912.;Type A-G4:Definitive military version of 1913, powered by the Gnome et Rhône engine.;Type U1:Powered by the Canton-Unné engine, sometimes called C-U1.;Type U2:Powered by the Canton-Unné engine, sometimes called C-U2.;;Type H-U2 ("H" for "Hydro"):Seaplane version of the Type U2.;Type U3:Powered by the Canton-Unné engine, sometimes called C-U3.;;Type H-U3:Seaplane version of the Type U3.

Operators

;FRA
*French Air Force operated 32 aircraft of Type G3, plus some Type A-G4s.;flag|Italy|1861-state
*Italian Air Force operated 3 aircraft of Type G3, plus some Type A-G4s.;SWE
*Swedish Air Force operated 1 aircraft of Type G3.;UK
*Royal Flying Corps operated 5 aircraft of Type G3, plus some Type A-G4s.
**No. 2 Squadron RFC
**No. 4 Squadron RFC
*Royal Naval Air Service operated 15 A-G4 aircraft.

urvivors

Currently two Breguet Type III are preserved:;Breguet Type III "Breguet du Maroc":"Musée des Arts et Métiers" in Paris.;Breguet Type III Type U1:"Flygvapenmusum" in Malmen.

pecifications (Type III)

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Type I - Type II - Type III - Type IV - Type V

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