Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.Org
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2013-09-12
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ISBN : 9781230517551
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Dewoitine D.520, Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, Potez 630, Bloch MB.150, Caudron C.714, Nieuport-Delage NiD 52, Arsenal VG-33, Romano R.90, Dewoitine D.500, SNCAO 200, Nieuport-Delage NiD-120, Bernard 70, Morane-Saulnier M.S.225, Bleriot-SPAD S.510, Dewoitine D.513, ANF Les Mureaux 170, SNCASE SE.100, Loire 210, Bernard H.52, Dewoitine D.371, Morane-Saulnier M.S.325, Dewoitine D.560, Loire 46, Nieuport-Delage NiD 62, ANF Les Mureaux 190, Dewoitine D.372. Excerpt: The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the opening of World War II. Unlike the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, which was at that time the Armee de l'Airs most numerous fighter, the Dewoitine D.520 came close to being a match for the latest German types, such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109. It was slower than the Bf 109E but superior in manoeuvrability. Because of a delayed production cycle, only a small number were available for combat with the Luftwaffe. The D.520 was designed in response to a 1936 requirement from the Armee de l'Air for a fast, modern fighter with a good climbing speed and an armament centred around a 20 mm cannon. At the time the most powerful V 12 liquid cooled engine available in France was the Hispano-Suiza 12Y, which was less powerful, but lighter, than contemporary engines such as the Rolls-Royce Merlin and Daimler-Benz DB 601. Other fighters were designed to meet the specifications but none of them entered service, or entered service in small numbers and too late to play a significant role during the Battle of France. In response to a specification for a new fighter promulgated by the l'Air Ministry on 15 June 1936, the design of the D.520 started in September 1936, at the private design firm led by Emile Dewoitine. The specifications called for a maximum speed of 500 km/h (310 mph)...