Amiot 110

Not to be confused with Amiot 110-S.

Amiot 110
Role	Interceptor
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Amiot-SECM
Designer	M. Detartre
First flight	June 1928
Number built	2

The Amiot 110, also known as the Amiot-SECM 110, was a French prototype interceptor designed and built in 1929.

Development

The Amiot 110 was designed as a contender in the so-called "Jockey" lightweight interceptor contest, competing against nine other types. It was a braced parasol wing monoplane with an all-metal structure and metal skinned fuselage. The first prototype had a fabric covered wing, replaced by metal skinning in the second. It had fixed, conventional landing gear; the stub wing behind the gear was part of a jettisonable fuel tank.[1][2]

Operational history

It first flew in June 1928 and looked a promising candidate to win the "Jockey" contest. However it crashed on 1 July 1929, killing the pilot[1] due to several loose rivets and integrity flaws. No further production went ahead after a second prototype was deemed inferior to the Nieuport-Delage NiD 62.^[citation needed]

Specifications

Amiot S.E.C.M. 110 C.1 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique June,1928

Data from Les Ailes,May 1929[2] unless noted

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 21 m^2 (230 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Mb water-cooled V-12, 370 kW (500 hp) [1]
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn) at ground level, 275 km/h (171 mph; 148 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn) minimum speed
• Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi) [1]
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 8 min to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Wing loading: 71.4 kg/m^2 (14.6 lb/sq ft)
• Landing speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Vickers machine guns.[1]

References

1. Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 18. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
2. Frachet, André (16 May 1929). "L'avion Amiot S.E.C.M 110 C.1". Les Ailes (413): 3–4.