Dewoitine D.7

D.7
Role	ultralight sport plane
Manufacturer	Dewoitine
Designer	Emile Dewoitine
Number built	~5-10

The Dewoitine D.7 was a French sport plane built by Dewoitine.

Development

The D.7 was a conventional-layout light monoplane whose thick cantilever shoulder-mounted wing attached to the fuselage just below the open cockpit. Its tailskid landing gear was fixed. A small windscreen was used.

Power for the D.7 could be provided by any small engine and examples of the Clerget 2K 2-cyl. horizontally opposed engine and Vaslin 4-cyl horizontally opposed engine were fitted as well as the Salmson engine.

Operators

 Japan

• One aircraft was sold to the Japanese Army.

Specifications (AD.3 engine)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 5.60 m (18 ft 4.5 in)
• Wingspan: 12.60 m (41 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 15.00 m² (161.46 ft²)
• Gross weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 3Ad three-cylinder radial engine, 9 kW (12 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph)
• Endurance: 5 hours
• Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)

References

• Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books. p. 333. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
• Aviafrance website/Dewoitine