Dewoitine D.513
| Dewoitine D.513 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| First flight | 6 January 1936 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | French Air Force |
| Number built | 2 |
The Dewoitine D.513 was a 1930s prototype French monoplane fighter designed and built by Dewoitine.
Development
[edit]The D.513 was a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter that first flew on 6 January 1936.[1] The D.513 was powered by an 860 hp (641 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs1 V-12 piston engine and had a retractable tailwheel landing gear.[1] Testing proved that the D.513 was unstable and not able to reach the expected speeds and it was rebuilt with a new fuselage and a modified tail unit.[1] The changes did not improve the stability or the maximum speed and problems were also found in the engine cooling and landing gear, and further development was halted.[1] The second prototype was modified with landing gear and a radiator from the D.503. It was redesignated the D.514LP and was used in high-speed parachute trials.[1]
Variants
[edit]- D.513
- Prototype with an 860 hp (641kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs1 V-12 piston engine.[1]
- D.514
- Originally intended as the second D.513, it was modified for trials including the fitting of a Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs2 V-12 engine.[1]
Operators
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Specifications (D.513 revised)
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 12.05 m (39 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 18.32 m2 (197.2 sq ft)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,446 kg (5,393 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs1 V-12 piston engine, 640 kW (860 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 445 km/h (277 mph, 240 kn) at 5100m (16730 ft)
- Climb to 2000m (6560ft) in 2 minutes 35 seconds.
References
[edit]Bibliography
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- Bombeau, Bernard (September 2023). "Dewoitine D. 513: Le chaînon manquant (1)" [Dewoitine D. 513: The Missing Link, Part 1]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (646): 60–71. ISSN 0757-4169.
- Bombeau, Bernard (October 2023). "Dewoitine D. 513: Le chaînon manquant (2)" [Dewoitine D. 513: The Missing Link, Part 2]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (647): 66–77. ISSN 0757-4169.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.