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125

Blériot · Airliner · Interwar (1919–1938)

125 — Airliner
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The Blériot 125 was a highly unusual French airliner of the early 1930s. Displayed at the 1930 Salon de l'Aéronautique in Paris, it featured accommodation for twelve passengers in separate twin fuselages. Between them, these pods shared a tailplane and a high wing. The centre section of wing joined the fuselage pods and also carried a nacelle that contained an engine at either end and the crew compartment in the middle. When flown the following year, it displayed very poor flight characteristics and although attempts to improve it continued on into 1933, certification could not be achieved and the sole prototype was scrapped the following year.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Commercial
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Manufacturer
Blériot
Primary Role
Airliner
Status
scrapped
Service Entry
1931
Produced
1
Engine
2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hbr
Thrust / Power
550 hp (410 kW) each
Length (ft)
45
Wingspan (ft)
96
Empty Weight (lb)
9789
MTOW (lb)
16006
Range (mi)
621
Max Speed (mph)
137