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The Borel-Odier Bo-T (also known as the Borel-Odier torpedo floatplane or B.O.2) was a French twin-engined float biplane designed by Borel but built by Antoine Odier for the French Navy.




Design and development


The Bo-T was a biplane powered by two 164 kW (220 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines and fitted with twin floats. It had room under the fuselage for a torpedo. The prototype was destroyed on the first flight in August 1916 but the French Navy still placed and order for 91 aircraft. Deliveries did not start until 1917 and were stopped when the Armistice was signed. Only a few aircraft saw operational use on coastal patrols in the mediterranean.
In 1919 a ten-passenger transport variant was flown designated Bo-C/Bo.20 but it was destroyed during testing.




Variants


Bo-T
Torpedo-reconnaissance floatplane
Bo-C
Ten-passenger transport variant of the Bo-T
Bo.19
Three-seat floatplane, powered by 400 hp Liberty engine; never built




Operators


France
French Navy




Specifications (Bo-T)


Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, French aircraft of the First World WarGeneral characteristics
Crew: 4
Length: 11.23 m (36 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 80 m2 (860 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
Gross weight: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba V-8 water-cooled piston engines, 160 kW (220 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Performance

Maximum speed: 124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn) at sea level
Range: 520 km (320 mi, 280 nmi)
Armament

Guns: 2x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis machine guns on flexible mounts in front an rear cockpits
Bombs: 1 × 650 kg (1,430 lb) Torpedo




See also



Related lists

List of flying boats and floatplanes




References






Bibliography


Cortet, Pierre (December 2001). "Rétros du Mois" [Retros of the Month]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (105): 7. ISSN 1243-8650.

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