The Dewoitine D.560 was a prototype French single-seat fighter developed by Dewoitine as an alternate to the Dewoitine D.500.[1] The design failed to better the performance and only one aircraft was built.[1]
| Dewoitine D.560 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single-seat fighter prototype |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| First flight | 1932 |
| Number built | 1 |
Development
editTo provide an alternate design in the competition to supply the French Air Force with a successor to the Nieuport 62.[1] Rather than the low-wing monoplane design of the D.500 the D.560 had a shoulder-mounted gull wing.[1] During test flying the D.560 was found to be slower than the D.500 and had stability problems.[1] The aircraft was rebuilt with a parasol wing and redesignated the D.570.[1] Performance was even worse than the gull wing design, and following a crash of the prototype development was abandoned.[1]
Variants
editD.560 Prototype gull wing fighter, one built.[1] D.570 The D.560 rebuilt with a parasol wing.[1]
Specifications (D.560)
editData from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 12.73 m (40 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.43 m (11 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 17.30 m2 (186.22 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,698 kg (3,743 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs inline piston engine , 515 kW (690 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 345 km/h (214 mph, 186 kn)
- Service ceiling: 10,300 m (33,790 ft)
References
edit- Notes
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.