Bernard 15

AB 15
Role Single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB), sometimes referred to as Ferbois]]
Designer Jean Hubert
First flight 1926
Number built 1
Developed from Bernard SIMB AB 14

The Bernard 15 C1 or Bernard SIMB AB 15 was a 1920s French single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB).[1][2] With the structural failure of the earlier Bernard 14 the Bernard 15 was an improved variant with a greater span upper wing. It was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine and had a fixed tailskid landing gear.[1] The performance was not an improvement on the Bernard SIMB AB 14 and only the prototype was built.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related development


References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 637
  2. Liron p.181, 224
Bibliography

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