The French firm of Breguet Michelin
made a variety of bombers, the Breguet
V was a pusher type with tricycle landing
gear that was woefully inadequate for
operational duties by October, 1916.
It was slow to reach altitude (49 minutes
to reach 10,000 feet if it was lucky),
it was unstable fore and aft, slow,
and slower on turns and almost impossible
to fly on instruments. Its only saving
grace was the good field of fire by
the forward gunner, being a pusher plane.
It was not used much after the Oberndorff
raid where they suffered heavy losses.
SPECIFICATIONS
Country:
France
Manufacturer:
Breguet Michelin
Type:
Bomber
First
Service:
1916
Number
Built:
Engine(s):
164 kW Renault 12b rotary
engine
Wing Span:
17.60 m
Length:
9.90 m
Height:
3.90 m
Empty
Weight:
350 kg
Gross
Weight:
570 kg
Max Speed:
133 km/h
Ceiling:
4300 m
Endurance:
6h 15min
Crew:
2
Armament:
Forward firing 7.7- mm
turret machine gun in aircraft observer
and 290
kg of
bombs
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