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ahead of the leading edge, equipped with dual control. Behind, the cabin was 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) long, 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) wide and 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) high. It could accommodate observation, reconnaissance or bombing equipment or hold two wounded on
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engines, an all-metal structure and to be capable of reconnaissance, observation, policing and bombing as well as medical evacuations or general transport. The
Dewoitine D.430 was one of nine prototypes built for this programme.
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diesel radial engines), in 1937. It was destroyed in a non-fatal crash on 2 June 1938 when both the wing engines failed together.
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Minister of Aviation to the French aerobatic contest in
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597:"La Coupe de France d'acrobatique aérienne"
66:Constructions Aéronautiques Émile Dewoitine
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479:Frachet, André (23 November 1933).
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481:"L'avion colonial Dewoitine D-430"
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110:. It did not go into production.
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363:67 m (720 sq ft)
1402:1930s French military aircraft
375:5,030 kg (11,089 lb)
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369:3,344 kg (7,372 lb)
16:French three engined aircraft
1417:Aircraft first flown in 1932
1232:Record breakers & racers
549:(601): 14. 22 December 1932.
120:Direction Générale Technique
503:L'Aéronautique (Supplement)
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447:Landing and take-off runs:
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603:. 21 May 1934. p. 5.
509:(187): 12. December 1934.
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449:220 m (720 ft)
291:As described. One only,
203:and a deep, round-edged
330:General characteristics
325:Les Ailes November 1933
421:Minimum control speed
843:Bombers & attack
267:A change of type to
95:was a three-engine,
636:"Courier des ailes"
579:"Aviation en Belge"
565:Air Britain Archive
240:Operational history
106:and other roles in
1422:High-wing aircraft
1407:Dewoitine aircraft
383:Lorraine 9Na Algol
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615:"Dewoitine D.430"
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441:Time to altitude:
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273:Hispano-Suiza 9Ts
205:unbalanced rudder
154:trellising. The
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81:Number built
620:13 February
527:13 February
401:Performance
393:Propellers:
385:9-cylinder
379:Powerplant:
231:leaf spring
227:oleo struts
194:machine gun
1396:Categories
692:Transports
640:Paris-Soir
454:References
361:Wing area:
277:Clerget 9C
1412:Trimotors
1305:D.480-483
1259:D.410-412
1091:D.520-525
1056:D.505-509
789:D.430-432
680:Dewoitine
547:Les Ailes
487:(649): 3.
485:Les Ailes
349:Wingspan:
323:Data from
234:tail-skid
213:elevators
209:tailplane
152:duralumin
136:high wing
132:duralumin
100:monoplane
97:high-wing
39:Colonial
1288:Trainers
949:Fighters
682:aircraft
283:Variants
182:fuselage
178:cowlings
164:ailerons
104:policing
41:policing
1324:Gliders
355:Height:
343:Length:
262:Algeria
258:Belgium
189:cockpit
1310:HD.740
1177:HD.730
1146:HD.780
804:HD.460
567:: 176.
429:Range:
387:radial
307:F-AMRU
305:D.430
297:F-AMRU
293:F-AKFN
254:F-AMRU
250:F-AKFN
114:Design
56:France
1315:D.760
1279:D.900
1274:D.590
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744:D.332
339:Three
337:Crew:
302:D.432
295:then
288:D.430
269:D.432
148:chord
36:Role
1377:D.39
1372:D.24
1367:D.23
1362:D.22
1300:D.40
1295:D.26
1254:D.33
1239:D.18
1223:D.36
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794:D.44
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729:D.29
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719:D.20
714:D.14
709:D.11
622:2016
529:2016
381:3 ×
175:NACA
144:spar
91:The
1346:P-4
1341:P-3
1336:P-2
1331:P-1
1198:D.7
1172:D.5
966:D.9
961:D.8
956:D.1
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855:D.4
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