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The Blériot 290 was a 1930s
French sesquiplane
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flying boat
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Though ...
designed by
Filippo Zappata. One prototype was built, but it was not ordered or produced.
Design and development
The 290 was designed by Zappata as a three-seat touring amphibian flying boat. It had a streamlined single-step hull and an enclosed cabin,
and was powered by a
Salmson 9Ab
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, developed ...
radial piston engine with a two-bladed pusher propeller.
It first flew in October 1931, and as a result of tests was re-designed with a second step in the hull. The 290 was underpowered and over-priced and did not enter production. The prototype was scrapped in April 1937.
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1930s French civil utility aircraft
Flying boats
290
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Sesquiplanes
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1931