Blériot 106

Blériot 106
Role	Cabin monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Blériot Aéronautique
First flight	15 July 1924
Number built	1

The Blériot 106 was a 1920s French cabin monoplane designed and built by Blériot Aéronautique.^[1] First flown on 15 July 1924 the 106 was a single-engined shoulder-wing monoplane powered by a 480 hp (358 kW) Renault 12Jb inline piston engine.^[1] The pilot sat in an open cockpit behind the engine and an enclosed cabin had room for six passengers.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 6 passengers
Length: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
Max takeoff weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Renault 12Jb inline piston, 360 kW (480 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 180 km/h (112 mph; 97 kn)

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 712

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

Aircraft produced by Blériot

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