The ANF Les Mureaux 180 was a prototype French fighter aircraft of the 1930s. designed and built by Les Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France et des Mureaux. It was a single-engined, two-seat, gull wing monoplane, only one was built and the programme was abandoned as obsolete.[1]
| ANF Les Mureaux 180 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | ANF Les Mureaux |
| First flight | 10 February 1935 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
editThe ANF Les Mureaux 180C.2 first flew on 10 February 1935 with a 690 hp (515 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs engine and a single fin and rudder.[1] In April 1935 the 180 was modified with a Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs motor-canon engine, it had 20mm cannon that fired through the propeller hub. The aircraft was also fitted with two wing-mounted 7.5mm machine guns. The observer also had a machine gun mounted on a flexible mount and the tail unit was changed to two vertical surfaces.[1] It continued to be tested until April 1936 but the project was abandoned when the design was considered to be obsolete.[1]
Specifications
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Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot, observer)
- Length: 7.83 m (25 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 19.56 m2 (210.5 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,266 kg (2,791 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,953 kg (4,306 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs liquid-cooled V-12 engine, 510 kW (690 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 379 km/h (235 mph, 205 kn)
- Range: 750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) wing-mounted machine guns
- 1x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.
- 1x 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon firing through the propeller hub.
See also
editRelated development
Notes
editReferences
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- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.