The 290 was designed by Zappata as a three-seat touring amphibian flying-boat, it had a streamlined single-step hull and an enclosed cabin.[1] Powered by a Salmson 9Ab radial piston engine with a two-bladed pusher propeller.[1] It first flew in October 1931 and as a result of tests was re-designed with a second step in the hull. The 290 was underpowered and over priced and did not enter production, the prototype was scrapped in April 1937.[1]
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Blériot 290 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile May 1932
blériot, 1930s, french, sesquiplane, flying, boat, designed, filippo, zappata, only, built, ordered, into, production, role, light, amphibian, flying, boatnational, origin, francemanufacturer, blériotdesigner, filippo, zappatafirst, flight, 1931number, built, . The Bleriot 290 was a 1930s French sesquiplane flying boat designed by Filippo Zappata only one was built and it was not ordered into production 1 Bleriot 290Role light amphibian flying boatNational origin FranceManufacturer BleriotDesigner Filippo ZappataFirst flight 1931Number built 1Design and development editThe 290 was designed by Zappata as a three seat touring amphibian flying boat it had a streamlined single step hull and an enclosed cabin 1 Powered by a Salmson 9Ab radial piston engine with a two bladed pusher propeller 1 It first flew in October 1931 and as a result of tests was re designed with a second step in the hull The 290 was underpowered and over priced and did not enter production the prototype was scrapped in April 1937 1 Specifications edit nbsp Bleriot 290 3 view drawing from L Aerophile May 1932Data from 1 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 2 passengers Length 9 98 m 32 ft 9 in Wingspan 14 60 m 47 ft 10 75 in Wing area 32 00 m2 344 46 sq ft Empty weight 1 205 kg 2 656 lb Gross weight 1 698 kg 3 743 lb Powerplant 1 Salmson 9Ab radial piston engine 172 kW 230 hp Performance Maximum speed 205 km h 127 mph 110 kn Range 650 km 404 mi 351 nmi Service ceiling 3 700 m 12 140 ft See also editRelated lists List of flying boats and floatplanesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bleriot 290 Notes a b c d e Orbis 1985 pp 714 715 BibliographyThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bleriot 290 amp oldid 1064797664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
