National origin: France
Manufacturer: SPAD
First flight: 15 November 1917
Introduced: 1918
Number built: 40
Developed from: SPAD XII

The SPAD XIV was a French biplane seaplane fighter aircraft built by Soci?t? Pour L'Aviation et ses D?riv?s (SPAD) and flown by the French Navy during World War I.

Development and design

The SPAD XIV was a development of the SPAD XII. It was single-seat biplane powered by a 149 kW (200hp) Hispano-Suiza 8 Bc engine. 40 were constructed and flew in the French Navy during 1918.

Operators

France

Aeronavale

Specifications

Data from aviafrance.com

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 7.40 m ( ft in)
Wingspan: 9.80 m ( ft in)
Height: 4.00 m ( ft in)
Wing area: 26.20 m? ( ft?)
Empty weight: 770 kg ( lb)
Gross weight: 1060 kg ( lb)
Powerplant: 1 x? Hispano-Suiza 8 Bc, 149 kW (200 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 205 km/h ( mph)

Armament

1 x Vickers 7.7 mm synchronized machine gun
1 x 37 mm canon

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