SPAD S.XIII - single fighter . An experienced aircraft made its first flight on April 4, 1917. The first copies came to the Western Front by the end of May 1917. Aircraft were used in aviation in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy and the USA . In the postwar years, aircraft of this type were exported to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Japan and Poland. A total of 8472 copies of this aircraft were built.
| S.XIII | |
|---|---|
 SPAD S.XIII Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, 94 U.S. Air Force Squadron | |
| Type of | fighter |
| Manufacturer | Spad |
| Chief Designer | Louis Beshero |
| First flight | April 4, 1917 |
| Operators | French Air Force British Air Force US Air Force |
| Units produced | |
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Performance Specifications (SPAD S.XIII)
Specifications
- Crew: 1 person
- Length: 6.25 m (20 ft. 6 in.)
- Wingspan : 8.25 m (27 ft. 1 in.)
- Height: 2.6 m (8 ft. 6.5 in.)
- Wing Area: 21.1 mΒ²
- Empty Weight : 566 kg (1,245 lbs)
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 845 kg (1,863 lbs)
- Engine: 1 Γ V-shaped 8-cylinder Hispanic-Suise 8Be rated at 200 hp (164 kW)
Flight performance
- Maximum speed : 224 km / h (at an altitude of 2000 m)
- Flight Duration: 2 hours
- Practical ceiling : 6,650 m
- Rate of climb: 2 m / s
Armament
- Machine gun: 2 Γ 7.7 mm (.303-cal) Vickers machine gun
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SPAD XIII Edward Rickenbacker
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