Bleriot Bl-127/1 1926 M4 Escort/Bomber 1
Prototype with Hispano-Suiza 12Gb
Bleriot Bl-127/2 1927 M4 Escort/Bomber 42 Aeronautique Militaire Francaise, Hispano-Suiza 12Hb piston engines
Bleriot Bl-127/3 1928 M4 Escort/Bomber 1
Night Fighter
Bleriot Bl-127/4 1929 M4 Escort/Bomber 1
Redesigned landing gear
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: four (i.e. designation - M4)
- Length: 14.68 m (48 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 23.20 m (76 ft 1 in)
- Height: 3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 88.0 m.sq. (947 ft.sq.)
- Empty weight: 3,750 kg (8,267 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,966 kg (10,948 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 Hispano-Suiza 12Hb, 410 kW (550 hp) each
Arrangement of cylinders: serial Twelve cylinder "V" 60 *
Cooling: Liquid
Cylinder bore: 140 mm
Stroke: 150 mm
Stroke volume: 27.00 l (dm3)
Degree of compression: 6,2: 1
Implementation of cylinders: atmospheric
Preparation of the fuel mixture: 6x double carburetor Zenith or Solex
Divorce: OHV (1 intake and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder head)
Fuel: 85 octane
Length: 1850 mm
Width: 730 mm
Height: 1000 mm
Weight: 425 kg
Performance: 590 hp at 2000 rpm
Performance
- Maximum speed: 199 km/h (124 mph)
- Range: 1,500 km (932 miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,450 m (24,440 ft)
Armament
- 2 forward trainable Lewis guns in nose
- 2 rearward trainable Lewis guns in each of two engine nacelles
- 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of bombs carried in internal bay