Blériot 110

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type=Long-distance research aircraft
manufacturer=Blériot Aéronautique
designer=Filippo Zappata
first flight=16 May 1930
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variants with their own articles=The Blériot 110 (or Bl 110) was a French aircraft intended to attempt new world aerial distance records in 1930.

Design and development

It was built specifically at the request of the French government and was a large high-wing cantilever monoplane. For its long-distance mission, it was equipped with six fuel tanks in the wings and four in the fuselage to hold a total of 6,000 L (1,319 Imperial gallons or 1,585 US gal).

The aircraft's first flight on 16 May 1930 was cut short by a fuel supply problem, although no damage was sustained. After repairs, it was taken to Oran, Algeria, to make attempts on the closed-circuit distance record. Between 15 November and 26 March 1932, the Blériot 110 broke this record three times; the final occasion staying aloft for 76 hours 34 minutes and covering a distance of 10,601 km (6,587 miles). By this time, the aircraft had been named "Joseph Le Brix" in honour of the aviator who had perished flying the 110's rival Dewoitine D.33.

On 5 August 1933, Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi set a new straight-line distance record, flying from New York to Rayak, Syria - a distance of 9,105 km (5,657 miles). Further records were attempted over the next two years, but when all proved unsuccessful, the 110 was scrapped.

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length m=14.57
length ft=47
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span m=26.50
span ft=86
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height m=4.90
height ft=16
height in=1
wing area sqm=81.0
wing area sqft=872
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empty weight kg=2,680
empty weight lb=5,808
gross weight kg=8,790
gross weight lb=19,378

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max speed kmh=220
max speed mph=137
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range km=12,600
range miles=7,830
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ceiling m=2,000
ceiling ft=6,560
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