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The Arsenal-Delanne 10 was an experimental fighter aircraft of French origin. The plane had a rear cockpit and a distinctive tandem wing.




Design and development


The Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 two-seat fighter, designed by Maurice Delanne and built by the Arsenal de l'Aéronautique, was of so-called Nenadovich biplane or tandem wing configuration, the tandem-mounted wings providing a continuous slot effect and offering exceptional center of gravity range. The fighter was of all metal stressed-skin construction, which used a sandwich technique, with a smooth dural skin welded to a corrugated sheet. Pilot and gunner sat in tandem under a single canopy at the rear of the fuselage, which was level with the rear wing, which carried twin tailplanes. This arrangement gave the gunner a clear field of fire for his planned armament of two 7.5 mm machine guns, which was to be supplemented by a 20 mm cannon firing through the propeller hub and two more machine guns in the wing. The aircraft was fitted with a retractable tailwheel undercarriage and was powered by a single 860 hp (641 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine.
The Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 prototype was virtually complete at Villacoublay when German forces occupied the factory in June 1940. Work on the aircraft continued in a desultory fashion and the first flight test was made in October 1941. After completion of the initial test programme, the aircraft was ferried to Germany for further trials.




Specifications


Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume One FightersGeneral characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 7.328 m (24 ft 0.5 in)
Wingspan: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 22.50 m2 (242.2 sq ft)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs liquid-cooled v12 engine, 640 kW (860 hp)
Performance

Maximum speed: 550 km/h (342 mph, 297 kn) at 5,415 m (14,764 ft)
Endurance: 1.5 hr
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (32,810 ft)
Time to altitude: 6.5 min to 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Armament

Guns: (proposed)
1 × fixed forward firing 20 mm cannon and 2 × wing mounted 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns
2 × flexibly mounted 7.5 mm machine guns in rear cockpit




See also


Miles M.35 Libellula




Footnotes






Bibliography


Cuny, Jean (January 1989). "Delanne: une certaine formule (2): le Delanne 10 C2" [Delanne: A Certain Formula, Part 2: The Delanne 10 C2]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (230): 14–20. ISSN 0757-4169.
Cuny, Jean & Lebourg, J. (February 1989). "Delanne: une certaine formule (3): le Delanne 10 C2" [Delanne: A Certain Formula, Part 3: The Delanne 10 C2]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (231): 33–35. ISSN 0757-4169.
Green, William (1967). War Planes of the Second World War: Fighters. Vol. I. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-356-01445-2.




External links


Artist's impression in 1938 Flight
Picture at histaviation.com

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