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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