Amiot 110

The Amiot 110, also known as the Amiot-SECM 110, was a French prototype interceptor designed and built in 1929.

Not to be confused with Amiot 110-S.
Amiot 110
Role Interceptor
National origin France
Manufacturer Amiot-SECM
Designer M. Detartre
First flight June 1928
Number built 2

Development

The Amiot 110 was designed as a contender in the so-called "Jockey" lightweight interceptor contest, competing against nine other types. It was a braced parasol wing monoplane with an all-metal structure and metal skinned fuselage. The first prototype had a fabric covered wing, replaced by metal skinning in the second. It had fixed, conventional landing gear; the stub wing behind the gear was part of a jettisonable fuel tank.[1][2]

Operational history

It first flew in June 1928 and looked a promising candidate to win the "Jockey" contest. However it crashed on 1 July 1929, killing the pilot[1] due to several loose rivets and integrity flaws. No further production went ahead after a second prototype was deemed inferior to the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62.

Specifications
Amiot S.E.C.M. 110 C.1 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique June,1928

Data from Les Ailes,May 1929[2] unless noted

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 21 m2 (230 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Mb water-cooled V-12, 370 kW (500 hp) [1]
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn) at ground level, 275 km/h (171 mph; 148 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn) minimum speed
  • Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi) [1]
  • Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 8 min to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 71.4 kg/m2 (14.6 lb/sq ft)
  • Landing speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)

Armament

References
  1. Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 18. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
  2. Frachet, André (16 May 1929). "L'avion Amiot S.E.C.M 110 C.1". Les Ailes (413): 3–4.
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