Villiers 26
Ateliers d'Aviation François Villiers · France · first flew 1930 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Villiers 26 was a French naval seaplane that used Handley Page slats to give the wide speed range needed for escort and patrol duties. It received no production order.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 12.92 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Floatplane with single-step floats braced to the wings by pairs of struts
- Strictly rectangular wings with Handley Page slats on the leading edges
- Tailplane supported from below by inverted V-struts
A 420 hp Gnome & Rhône 9A radial engine sits in the nose. Most of the four-man crew sat in a low cabin ahead of the wing leading edge, with a gunner in an open cockpit behind.
Specifications
- The Villiers 26 has a length of 12.92 m (42 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 21.92 m (72 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
- Typical crew: 4.
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History
It was completed at Berre-l'Étang and was ready for tests before February 1930. By April it had flown, with good characteristics on water and in the air. Villiers went out of business the following year.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built.
Where you'll see it
With the slats open it took off at 55 km/h in six seconds and could be flown at angles of attack up to 27 degrees without loss of control. No further reports of it appeared.
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