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Blériot 115

Commercial · Interwar (1919–1938)

Blériot 115 — Commercial
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The Blériot Bl-115 was a French biplane airliner of the 1920s, best remembered for the part it played in the French exploration of Africa. For its day, it was a large aircraft, mounting one pair of engines on the upper wing and one pair on the lower. First flying on 9 May 1923, the prototype crashed on 23 June, killing its pilot, Jean Casale.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Commercial
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Engine
4× V-8 water-cooled piston engine
Thrust / Power
180 hp each
Length (ft)
47
Wingspan (ft)
82
Empty Weight (lb)
6504
MTOW (lb)
10803
Service Ceiling (ft)
19685
Range (mi)
373
Max Speed (mph)
112