Dewoitine D.21
Dewoitine · France · first flew 1925 · fighter
The Dewoitine D.21 was a 1920s French open-cockpit, fixed-undercarriage, parasol-winged monoplane fighter.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.925 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol-wing monoplane
- Open cockpit
- Fixed undercarriage
A single-seat fighter with a parasol wing, fixed undercarriage and open cockpit.
Specifications
- The Dewoitine D.21 has a length of 7.925 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.8 m (42 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 267 km/h (166 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It first flew in 1925 and was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Gb water-cooled W-12 engine.
Variants
No variants are recorded in the sources consulted.
Where you'll see it
Armament was two fuselage-mounted synchronised 7.7 mm Vickers machine guns, with two optional wing-mounted 7.5 mm Darne guns in the centre section.
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