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| Country:
France |
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Type: Fighter |
| Manufacturer:
Dewoitine |
| Service:
1940 - 1953 |
| First
Flight: 2 October 1938 |
| Production:
900 |
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The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the opening of World War II. Unlike the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, which was at that time the most numerous fighter in the French Air Force, the Dewoitine D.520 came close to being a match for the latest German types, such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Because of a delayed production cycle, only a small number were available to engage the Luftwaffe during the Battle of France.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Dewoitine D.520C.1) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 15.97 m (172 ft)
- Empty weight: 2,036 kg (4,489 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,676 kg (5,900 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,780 kg (6,129 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 x Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 690 kW (930 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 535 km/h (289 knots, 332 mph)
- Range: 1,250 km (675 nm, 777 mi)
- Service ceiling 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 14.3 m/s (2,820 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 167 kg/m (34.2 lb/ft)
- Power/mass: 257 W/kg (0.156 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
- 4 x 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns
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