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The Bleriot-SPAD S.32 was a record-breaking aircraft built by
SPAD in the early 1920s.
Design
The S.32 was a
biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction. Its engine was equipped with a device to vary the
compression ratio
The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values.
A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stati ...
to reduce the power loss caused by altitude.
Specifications
See also
References
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1920s French aircraft
SPAD aircraft
Biplanes
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1921