Béchereau SAB C.1
SAB (Béchereau) · France · first flew 1918 · fighter
The Béchereau SAB C.1 was a French single-seat fighter biplane designed by a team led by Louis Béchereau, who had designed biplane fighters for SPAD including the SPAD S.VII.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.9 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-bay single-seat biplane
- Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline engine
- Two fixed forward-firing Vickers machine guns
A two-bay single-seat biplane with an inline engine, armed with two fixed forward-facing 0.303 in Vickers machine guns.
Specifications
- The Béchereau SAB C.1 has a length of 6.9 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.35 m (31 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 210 km/h (130 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was a two-bay single-seat fighter biplane powered by a 300 hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb inline piston engine. Without production facilities of its own, the design was built by Levasseur.
Variants
Five aircraft were built and tested during 1918.
Where you'll see it
After the end of the First World War the aircraft was not developed further and did not enter production.
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