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387:V-12 engine.
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341:or with the
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304:Villacoublay
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101:First flight
80:Number built
70:Primary user
52:Blériot-SPAD
47:Manufacturer
704:Wibault 313
672:Bernard 260
610:Hawker Fury
585:Arado Ar 68
549:4 × 7.5 mm
506:Performance
494:Powerplant:
333:during the
145:Development
1411:Categories
977:2014-12-15
653:References
600:Fiat CR.32
590:Avia B-534
470:Wing area:
179:V12 engine
1294:Airliners
718:Citations
458:Wingspan:
432:Data from
392:Operators
268:7 Escadre
163:monocoque
1437:Biplanes
1216:aircraft
706:and the
680:Loire 43
558:See also
551:MAC 1934
539:Armament
375:MAC 1934
360:S.510.01
355:Variants
183:MAC 1934
58:Designer
464:Height:
452:Length:
227:flutter
156:biplane
126:biplane
88:History
41:Fighter
1200:S.XVII
1180:S.XIII
1065:Avions
1056:Avions
1047:Avions
1034:
1015:
702:, the
698:, the
694:, the
690:, the
686:, the
682:, the
678:, the
674:, the
519:Range:
406:France
403:
276:Groupe
272:Groupe
219:V-tail
171:faired
1351:S.126
1346:S.116
1285:S.710
1280:S.510
1195:S.XVI
1185:S.XIV
1175:S.XII
1165:S.VII
658:Notes
547:Guns:
446:Crew:
380:S.710
366:S.510
324:Rabat
279:'
200:Reims
19:S.510
1392:S.72
1387:S.54
1382:S.42
1377:S.34
1372:S.30
1367:S.29
1341:S.86
1336:S.66
1331:S.56
1326:S.50
1321:S.48
1316:S.46
1311:S.45
1306:S.33
1301:S.27
1275:S.91
1270:S.81
1265:S.71
1260:S.70
1255:S.61
1250:S.58
1245:S.51
1240:S.41
1235:S.26
1230:S.20
1205:S.XX
1190:S.XV
1170:S.XI
1109:SPAD
1032:ISBN
1013:ISBN
496:1 ×
322:and
320:Oran
152:S.91
120:The
96:1936
38:Type
1160:S.V
1155:S.H
1150:S.G
1145:S.F
1140:S.E
1135:S.D
1130:S.C
1124:S.A
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