Miloch
September 22nd 18, 03:28 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%A9riot_125
The Blériot 125 (or Bl-125) was a highly unusual French airliner of the early
1930s. Displayed at the 1930 Salon de l'Aéronautique in Paris, it featured
accommodation for twelve passengers in separate twin fuselages. Between them,
these pods shared a tailplane and a high wing. The centre section of wing joined
the fuselage pods and also carried a nacelle that contained an engine at either
end and the crew compartment in the middle. When flown the following year, it
displayed very poor flight characteristics and although attempts to improve it
continued on into 1933, certification could not be achieved and the sole
prototype was scrapped the following year.
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: two pilots and one navigator
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 13.83 m (45 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 29.4 m (96 ft 5 in)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 100.0 m2 (1,076 ft2)
Empty weight: 4,440 kg (9,789 lb)
Gross weight: 7,260 kg (16,006 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hbr, 410 kW (550 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (621 miles)
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The Blériot 125 (or Bl-125) was a highly unusual French airliner of the early
1930s. Displayed at the 1930 Salon de l'Aéronautique in Paris, it featured
accommodation for twelve passengers in separate twin fuselages. Between them,
these pods shared a tailplane and a high wing. The centre section of wing joined
the fuselage pods and also carried a nacelle that contained an engine at either
end and the crew compartment in the middle. When flown the following year, it
displayed very poor flight characteristics and although attempts to improve it
continued on into 1933, certification could not be achieved and the sole
prototype was scrapped the following year.
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: two pilots and one navigator
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 13.83 m (45 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 29.4 m (96 ft 5 in)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 100.0 m2 (1,076 ft2)
Empty weight: 4,440 kg (9,789 lb)
Gross weight: 7,260 kg (16,006 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hbr, 410 kW (550 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (621 miles)
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