Bréguet 26T
Bréguet · France · first flew 1926 · airliner
The Bréguet 26T was a French single-engine biplane airliner that first flew in 1926.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 11 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Biplane with an enclosed six-passenger cabin
- Pilots in an open cockpit ahead of the upper wing
- Wings, tail surfaces and undercarriage taken from the Breguet 19
A biplane with an enclosed cabin for six passengers, the pilots sitting in an open cockpit ahead of the upper wing.
Specifications
- The Bréguet 26T has a length of 11 m (36 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16.8 m (55 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Bréguet built it to find a civil market for its 19 military aircraft by mating that aircraft's wings, tail surfaces and undercarriage to a new fuselage and engine. The engine first chosen was a French-built licensed copy of the Bristol Jupiter radial.
Variants
Bréguet built two civil examples, and on one the engine was later changed back to the Lorraine 12Ed inline used on the Br.19. CASA licence-built two in Spain and the Aviation Militaire bought two as air ambulances, designated Bre.26TSbis.
Where you'll see it
The first prototype was briefly used by Air Union for trial flights on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille route but did not enter commercial service. At least one CASA-built aircraft flew with the Spanish airline CLASSA and later with LAPE.
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