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The Blériot 110 (or Blériot-Zappata 110) was a French aircraft built in 1930 to attempt new world aerial distance records.
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''Popular Mechanic'', December 1933, p. 807. The aircraft's first flight on 16 May 1930 was cut short by a fuel supply problem, although no damage was sustained. After repairs, it was taken to Oran, Algeria, to make an attempt on the closed-circuit distance record. Between 15 November and 26 March 1932, the Blériot 110, flown by Lucien Bossoutrot and Maurice Rossi, broke this record three times; on the final occasion staying aloft for 76 hours 34 minutes and covering a distance of . By this time, the aircraft had been named '' Joseph Le Brix'' in honour of the pilot who had died flying the 110's rival, the Dewoitine D.33. On 5 August 1933, Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi set a new straight-line distance record, flying from New York to Rayak, Syria – a distance of . Further records were attempted over the next two years, but these were proved unsuccessful, and the 110 was scrapped.
Design and development
Built specifically at the request of the ordered by the Service Technique of the French Air Ministry. it was a two-seat high-wingmonoplane
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constructed of wood.
The fuselage
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was a stressed-skin structure with a teardrop-shaped cross section, with two upper longerons and a ventral keel: the load-bearing covering consisted of three layers of whitewood strips.
It was fitted with six fuel tanks in the wings and four in the fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraf ...
, holding a total of 6,000 L (1,319 Imperial gallon
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*the imperial gallon (imp gal), defined as , which is or was used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Austral ...
s or 1,585 US gal). Because the pilot and co-pilots seats were behind the fuselage fuel tanks, a periscope was fitted for take-offs and landings. A sleeping couch was fitted behind the co-pilot's station so one of the crew members could sleep on long-distance flights.''Popular Mechanic'', December 1933, p. 807. The aircraft's first flight on 16 May 1930 was cut short by a fuel supply problem, although no damage was sustained. After repairs, it was taken to Oran, Algeria, to make an attempt on the closed-circuit distance record. Between 15 November and 26 March 1932, the Blériot 110, flown by Lucien Bossoutrot and Maurice Rossi, broke this record three times; on the final occasion staying aloft for 76 hours 34 minutes and covering a distance of . By this time, the aircraft had been named '' Joseph Le Brix'' in honour of the pilot who had died flying the 110's rival, the Dewoitine D.33. On 5 August 1933, Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi set a new straight-line distance record, flying from New York to Rayak, Syria – a distance of . Further records were attempted over the next two years, but these were proved unsuccessful, and the 110 was scrapped.
Specifications
See also
References
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