The Bréguet 17 was a derivative of the highly successful 14bomber, but somewhat scaled down and carrying a more powerful engine and heavier machine gun armament in place of a bomb load. The French Army was impressed enough to place orders for 1,000 of these aircraft during 1918, to be delivered the following year. The end of World War I ended these plans, but some limited production did take place into the early 1920s.
Operational historyedit
The type was operated as the Bre.17C.2 with several escadrilles as a supplement to existing aircraft, but never formed the basis for any one unit on its own. A single example was converted into a prototypenight fighter, but no production ensued.
2 × trainable, rearward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Lewis Guns in ring mount in rear cockpit
1 × trainable, downward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Lewis gun through trap door in rear cockpit
Referencesedit
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Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 198.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 80.
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bréguet, seat, biplane, fighter, developed, france, towards, world, operated, that, country, during, 1920s, 1922, role, heavy, fightermanufacturer, bréguetfirst, flight, 1918primary, user, french, armynumber, built, contents, design, development, operational, . The Breguet 17 was a two seat biplane fighter developed in France towards the end of World War I and operated by that country during the 1920s 17Breguet 17 C 2 in 1922 Role Heavy fighterManufacturer BreguetFirst flight 1918Primary user French ArmyNumber built ca 100 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications 6 ReferencesDesign and development editThe Breguet 17 was a derivative of the highly successful 14 bomber but somewhat scaled down and carrying a more powerful engine and heavier machine gun armament in place of a bomb load The French Army was impressed enough to place orders for 1 000 of these aircraft during 1918 to be delivered the following year The end of World War I ended these plans but some limited production did take place into the early 1920s Operational history editThe type was operated as the Bre 17C 2 with several escadrilles as a supplement to existing aircraft but never formed the basis for any one unit on its own A single example was converted into a prototype night fighter but no production ensued Variants editBre 17C 2 Main production version Bre 17 Night fighter prototype Operators edit nbsp FranceFrench ArmySpecifications editGeneral characteristics Crew two pilot and gunner Length 8 10 m 26 ft 7 in Wingspan 14 28 m 46 ft 10 in Height 3 42 m 11 ft 3 in Wing area 43 3 m2 466 sq ft Gross weight 1 840 kg 4 056 lb Powerplant 1 Renault 12K1 336 kW 450 hp Performance Maximum speed 218 km h 135 mph 117 kn Service ceiling 7 500 m 24 610 ft Rate of climb 5 8 m s 1 140 ft min Armament 2 fixed forward firing 7 7 mm 303 in Vickers machine guns 2 trainable rearward firing 7 7 mm 303 in Lewis Guns in ring mount in rear cockpit 1 trainable downward firing 7 7 mm 303 in Lewis gun through trap door in rear cockpitReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breguet 17 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 198 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing pp File 890 Sheet 80 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breguet 17 amp oldid 1215200550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
