Breguet 17

17

Role	Heavy fighter
Manufacturer	Breguet
First flight	1918
Primary user	French Army
Number built	ca. 100

The Breguet 17 was a biplane two-seat fighter developed in France towards the end of World War I and operated by that country during the 1920s.

Design and development

The Breguet 17 was a derivative of the highly successful 14 bomber, but somewhat scaled down and carrying a more powerful engine and heavier machine gun armament in place of a bomb load. The French Army was impressed enough to place orders for 1,000 of these aircraft during 1918, to be delivered the following year. The end of World War I also ended these plans, but some limited production did take place into the early 1920s.

Operational history

The type was operated as the Bre.17C.2 with several escadrilles as a supplement to existing aircraft, but never formed the basis of any one unit on its own. A single example was converted into a prototype night fighter, but no production ensued.

Variants

Bre.17C.2: Main production version.
Bre.17: Night fighter prototype.

Operators

France

French Army

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and gunner
Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 14.28 m (46 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 43.3 m² (466 ft²)
Gross weight: 1,840 kg (4,056 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Renault 12K, 336 kW (450 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 218 km/h (135 mph)
Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,610 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.8 m/s (1,140 ft/min)

Armament

2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Vickers machine guns
2 × trainable, rearward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Lewis Guns in ring mount in rear cockpit
1 × trainable, downward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Lewis gun through trap door in rear cockpit

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breguet 17.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 198.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 80.

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