In 1933, the French Navy launched a call for tenders for a reconnaissance seaplane that could be launched from Navy vessels equipped with a catapult. Apart from this constraint of being an embedded device, the program did not impose any particular configuration, which made it possible to open the market to several aeronautical manufacturers.
The Bréguet Br 610 was a 3-seat floatplane with high shoulder mounted wings of all-metal construction, with a fuselage of welded steel tubes, covered with non-structural aluminium alloy panels and fabric. The floats were made of light alloy, and power was supplied by a 740 hp (550 kW) Gnome-Rhône 9Kdrs. The peculiarity of this floatplane was in its observation position, which consisted of a large glass pod located under the fuselage and between the two floats.[1] An identical configuration was only found in its competitor, Lioré et Olivier LeO H-43 and also on the German observation aircraft prototype Arado Ar 198. The defensive armament consisted of a 7.5 mm (0.295 in) Darne machine gun in a dorsal turret behind the trailing edge of the wing.[2]
The Bréguet 610 first flew at Nantes in 1935, piloted by Yves-Marie Lantz. Coincidentally, Blériot-SPAD proposed a competing project, the Bleriot-SPAD 610. After a series of tests, the Bréguet 610 was rejected from the competition and the sole prototype appears to have been kept by the Navy's flight test center and then scrapped. The competition was won by the Loire 130 and the LeO H-43.[3]
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^ abParmentier, Bruno (26 November 2001). "Bréguet Bre 610" (in French). Paris. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^Hartmann, Gérard. "Vers les sommets : Breguet 1919-1939" (PDF). La coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens. Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs (in French). p. 29. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Further readingedit
Lacaze, Henri (2016). Les avions Louis Breguet Paris [The Aircraft of Louis Breguet, Paris] (in French). Vol. 2: le règne du monoplan. Le Vigen, France. ISBN978-2-914017-89-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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bréguet, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2019, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Breguet 610 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Breguet 610 was a reconnaissance seaplane built in 1934 by the Breguet company Breguet 610 Role Reconnaissance floatplane Manufacturer Breguet First flight 1935 Status prototype only Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 References 4 Further readingDesign and development editIn 1933 the French Navy launched a call for tenders for a reconnaissance seaplane that could be launched from Navy vessels equipped with a catapult Apart from this constraint of being an embedded device the program did not impose any particular configuration which made it possible to open the market to several aeronautical manufacturers The Breguet Br 610 was a 3 seat floatplane with high shoulder mounted wings of all metal construction with a fuselage of welded steel tubes covered with non structural aluminium alloy panels and fabric The floats were made of light alloy and power was supplied by a 740 hp 550 kW Gnome Rhone 9Kdrs The peculiarity of this floatplane was in its observation position which consisted of a large glass pod located under the fuselage and between the two floats 1 An identical configuration was only found in its competitor Liore et Olivier LeO H 43 and also on the German observation aircraft prototype Arado Ar 198 The defensive armament consisted of a 7 5 mm 0 295 in Darne machine gun in a dorsal turret behind the trailing edge of the wing 2 The Breguet 610 first flew at Nantes in 1935 piloted by Yves Marie Lantz Coincidentally Bleriot SPAD proposed a competing project the Bleriot SPAD 610 After a series of tests the Breguet 610 was rejected from the competition and the sole prototype appears to have been kept by the Navy s flight test center and then scrapped The competition was won by the Loire 130 and the LeO H 43 3 Specifications editData from 2 General characteristicsCrew 3 Length 11 29 m 37 ft 0 in Wingspan 16 m 52 ft 6 in Height 3 82 m 12 ft 6 in Wing area 36 4 m2 392 sq ft Empty weight 2 246 kg 4 952 lb Gross weight 3 846 kg 8 479 lb Powerplant 1 Gnome amp Rhone 9Kfr 9 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 550 kW 740 hp Propellers 3 bladed metal propeller Performance Maximum speed 218 km h 135 mph 118 kn Range 860 km 530 mi 460 nmi Service ceiling 5 800 m 19 000 ft Armament Guns 1x 7 mm 0 276 in Darne machine gun in a dorsal turretReferences edit vigi 4 October 2013 Breguet 610 Aeronavale amp Porte avions L histoire de l aviation navale de ses debuts a aujourd hui in French Archived from the original on 5 December 2017 Retrieved 10 November 2019 With good picture a b Parmentier Bruno 26 November 2001 Breguet Bre 610 in French Paris Retrieved 18 January 2019 Hartmann Gerard Vers les sommets Breguet 1919 1939 PDF La coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs in French p 29 Retrieved 10 November 2019 Further reading editLacaze Henri 2016 Les avions Louis Breguet Paris The Aircraft of Louis Breguet Paris in French Vol 2 le regne du monoplan Le Vigen France ISBN 978 2 914017 89 3 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breguet 610 amp oldid 1215200560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
