Potez 23
| Potez 23 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Potez |
| Designer | Henry Potez |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | France |
| Produced | 1923 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Potez XV |
| Variants | Potez 25 |
The Potez 23 was a prototype French single-engine fighter biplane designed in 1923.
History
[edit]The Potez 23 was built by Potez in response to the C1 fighter program issued by the STAé in 1923. The C1 fighter specification called for a speed of 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph), an armament of two forward firing machine guns, and both armored tanks and drop tanks.[citation needed]
The structure was made of wooden spars,[1] the fuselage was covered with screwed and glued plywood, and the wings, empennage, and tail were covered in canvas. Wing tethering[clarification needed] is simplified and builds on the experience gained on the Potez XV.[citation needed]
The aircraft did achieve the required performance and was not accepted for production. However, it was developed into the Potez 25.[citation needed]
Specifications
[edit]Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.12 m (10 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 32.00 m2 (344.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,115 kg (2,458 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,540 kg (3,395 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db water-cooled V12 engine, 300 kW (400 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 18 minutes to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 2× 7.7mm machine-guns
References
[edit]- ^ "Potez 23".
- ^ Green & Swanborough 1994, p. 481
- Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark Publishers Inc. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.