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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 7 by Louis Béchereau chief designer of the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD). The SPAD 12 was inspired by the ideas of French flying ace Georges Guynemer who proposed that a manoeuvrable single-seat aircraft be designed to carry a 37 mm cannon a weapon which had previously been mounted only in large two-seat aircraft such as the Voisin III.

small run of SPAD S.XII cannon-armed fighters in France. Conforming to Prof. Messerschmitt's ethos, this kept the gun-free wings very thin and lightweight.1
SPAD S.XII cannon-armed fighters in France.2
The SPAD S.3
SPAD S.XII - Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés SPAD S.XIII - Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés SPAD S.4
Corgi Classics Corgi AA37901 148 Scale Spad S.XIII Captain Charles Biddle Aviation Archive Knights Of The Air Limi... Toys See Details Corgi Classics Corgi AA37901...5

Made by SPAD.

It is the successor of the SPAD S.VII .

SPAD S.XIII con los colores y emblemas usados por el piloto Eddie Rickenbacker, avión expuesto en el Museo Nacional de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos.6
SPAD S.XII (Spa 12 C-1) - Франция - 1916Georges Guynemer in the deep cockpit of the first Spad 12 (S.382). Guynemer personally conducted much of the flight testing on the Spad 12 SPAD S.7
* SPAD S.XIII - Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés * SPAD S. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft.8
5, Sopwith Camel und SPAD S.XII wesentlich bessere Modelle in größerer Anzahl eingesetzt wurden. Die D.III blieb vereinzelt bis Kriegsende im Einsatz.9
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Red Army
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Louis Béchereau
Predecessor
SPAD S.VII
Length Alt
640.08
Power Alt
220 hp
Loaded Weight Main
883.0
Height Alt
8
Type Of Prop
V-8 water cooled engine
Endurance
1
Max Speed Main
203.0
Power Main
164.0
Developed From
SPAD S.VII
Height Main
2.55 m
Ceiling Main
6
850 m
Number Built
300
Crew
1
Span Main
8.00 m
Area Main
20.2 m²
Primary user
History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–1942)
Span Alt
800.1
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Hispano-Suiza 8Cb
Manufacturer
SPAD
First Flight
5
National Origin
France
Loaded Weight Alt
1947.0
More Performance
363.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
462.0
Empty Weight Alt
1295.0
Length Main
6.40 m
Area Alt
217.0
Max Speed Alt
7560.0
Empty Weight Main
587.0
Ceiling Alt
22470.0
Category
French fighter aircraft 1910-1919

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