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    The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier...
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    The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during...
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    Seagull SPAD S.A-1 thru 4 SPAD S.G2 SPAD S.V SPAD S.VII SPAD S.XI SPAD S.XII SPAD S.XIII SPAD S.XIV SPAD S.XV SPAD S.XVI SPAD S.XVII SPAD S.XVIII SPAD S.XIX...
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  • Aéroplanes Deperdussin and Blériot-SPAD, French aircraft manufacturer (1912–1921) SPAD VII, SPAD S.XII and SPAD S.XIII, French fighter planes of World War...
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    conventional SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XIII single-seat fighters. The SPAD S.A.2 was an improved version of the S.A.1 which first flew on 21 May 1915. The S.A-2's 110 hp...
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    The SPAD S.XII or SPAD 12 was a French single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War developed from the successful SPAD VII by Louis Béchereau...
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  • form of plans for amateur construction. The Spad 13 is an 80% scale replica of the First World War SPAD S.XIII. It features a strut-braced biplane layout...
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  • The Blériot-SPAD S.XXI was a prototype fighter plane built by SPAD in the late 1910s, derived from the Spad S.XIII. Data from General characteristics Crew:...
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    The SPAD S.XI or SPAD 11 was a French two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War. The SPAD 11 was the work of Louis Béchereau, chief...
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  • The SPAD S.XV was a single-seat fighter designed and built in France and offered to fulfil a 1918 C1 specification (C1 - Chasseur single-seat). The 1918...
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    SPAD S.42 was a French biplane trainer aircraft of the early 1920s, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from prolific SPAD S.XIII...
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    being necessary as overlong bays are prone to flexing and can fail. The SPAD S.XIII fighter, while appearing to be a two bay biplane, has only one bay, but...
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    The Blériot-SPAD S.20 (originally known as the SPAD S.XX) was a French fighter aircraft developed near the end of World War I. Too late to serve in the...
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    from his last SPAD, documents written by Luke, and other personal items. The museum's Early Years Gallery displays a fully restored SPAD XIII of the type...
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    The Blériot SPAD S.510 was a French single-seat, single-engined biplane fighter aircraft. First flying in 1933, 60 were built for the Armée de l'Air (French...
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    (SPAD S.XIII) 94th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 5 May 1918 – 20 November 1918 (SPAD S.XIII) 95th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) 5 May 1918 – 9 December 1918 (SPAD...
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    maneuverable aircraft. By the time the Nieuport 28 was available, the SPAD XIII had been chosen to equip the escadrilles de chasse of the Aéronautique...
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    REP Type N Salmson-Moineau S.M.1 Salmson 2 Salmson 4 Sopwith 1½ Strutter SPAD S.A.2 SPAD VII SPAD XI SPAD XII SPAD XIII SPAD XVI Voisin I Voisin III Voisin...
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  • S13 (redirect from S.XIII)
    S.13, an Italian reconnaissance biplane Sikorsky S-13, a Russian aircraft design proposal SPAD S.XIII, a French biplane fighter Nissan Silvia (S13), a...
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    its peak acceleration in ɡ0·s and the pulse duration. Vibration is a periodic oscillation which can also be measured in ɡ0·s as well as frequency. The dynamics...
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    technologically advanced generation of fighter (the SE.5, Sopwith Camel, and SPAD S.XIII) had entered service in numbers and quickly gained ascendancy over the...
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  • The SPAD S.XXIV was a prototype fighter plane built by SPAD at the end of World War I. The S.XXIV was a single-seat biplane fighter of all-wood construction...
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    service the French had already chosen the SPAD S.XIII as their primary fighter. Due to a shortage of SPAD S.XIIIs and problems with their engines, the first...
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    better performance than the Pup and Triplane. Together with the S.E.5a and the SPAD S.XIII, it helped to re-establish the Allied aerial superiority that...
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    temperamental Nieuport airplanes to the more rugged, higher-powered Spad XIII. The Spad was a good fit for Rickenbacker's style of attack. He made another...
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    (222 km/h), equal at least in speed to the SPAD S.XIII and faster than any standard German type of the period. While the S.E.5 was not as agile and effective...
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  • The Bleriot-SPAD S.32 was a record-breaking aircraft built by SPAD in the early 1920s. The S.32 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas...
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    older vehicles, like the World War I-era Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 and SPAD S.XIII single-engined fighters, have a series of shutters that can be adjusted...
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    Squadron was organized in November 1917 and flew the Nieuport 28 and SPAD S.XIII fighters, earning eight streamers. During World War II, the 17th Pursuit...
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    Sop.1 A2 Sopwith Baby/130hp Clerget Sopwith Triplan C.1 SPAD S.VII C.1 SPAD S.XIII C.1 SPAD XIV Canon Stinson 105 Supermarine Seafire Mk.III/IX/XV Supermarine...
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