The Bellanger-Denhaut 22 (sometimes known by the military designation Bellanger-Denhaut HB.3) was a twin-engined bomber/reconnaissance flying boat designed by François Denhaut the technical director for seaplanes for the car manufacturer Bellanger.[1][2]
| Bellanger-Denhaut 22 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber/reconnaissance flying boat |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Bellanger |
| Designer | François Denhaut |
| First flight | 1920s |
| Number built | 5+ |
Design and development
editThe B-D 22 was an unequal span biplane powered by two 260 hp (194 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd inline piston engines.[2] It had an open cockpit forward of the wings for the pilot and co-pilot to sit side-by-side and gunner's positions midships and at the bow and the wings could be folded for stowage.[2] The French Naval aviation ordered five and designated them as the HB.3 although they appear to have been little used.[2] A commercial transport version was developed with the gunner's positions removed and a cabin for six passengers installed behind the pilot's cockpit.[1][2]
Operators
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- French Navy five as the HB.3
Specifications (B-D 22)
editData from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft,[2] Aviafrance:Bellanger-Denhaut BD-22,[3] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3/4
- Length: 14.70 m (48 ft 3 in)
- Upper wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
- Lower wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 75.2 m2 (809 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,475 kg (7,661 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fd V-8 water-cooled piston engines, 190 kW (260 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,400 m (17,700 ft)
- Wing loading: 45.5 kg/m2 (9.3 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.1126 kW/kg (0.0685 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: two ring-mounted 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns, one at bow and one midships
- Bombs: bomb-racks fitted under wing
See also
editRelated lists
References
edit- ^ a b "Denhaut François (1877-1952)". Air Creusois Memorial. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 616.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno (8 December 2017). "Bellanger-Denhaut BD-22". viafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 92b.