Bernard SIMB AB 12
Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB) · France · first flew 1926 · fighter
The Bernard SIMB AB 12 was a French single-engined, single-seat monoplane fighter built in the 1920s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tailplane with swept leading edges mounted on top of the fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- All-metal monoplane with a low cantilever wing
- Tailplane with swept leading edges mounted on top of the fuselage
- Radial engine well cowled with the cylinder heads protruding
It had a straight-tapered wing with squared tips, a 420 hp Gnome-Rhône 9Ab radial (a licence-built Bristol Jupiter), and armament of two Vickers and two Darne 7.7 mm machine guns.
Specifications
- The Bernard SIMB AB 12 has a length of 7.2 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12 m (39 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 260 km/h (162 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It first flew in May 1926. It differed from the earlier AB 10 in having a radial engine, a more conventional undercarriage and four machine guns.
Variants
Only one was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
Though advanced for its time, it failed to gain a production order, as a monoplane in a biplane era.
Related aircraft
AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide: 8,606 recognition guides, live overhead identification, works offline.