The Roussel R-30 was a French light fighter-bomber prototype of the 1930s.
| Roussel R-30 | |
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| Role | Fighter-bomber |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Jacques Roussel |
| First flight | August 1939 |
| Number built | 1 prototype |
Design and development
editOnly one prototype, similar to the Bloch MB.150 but reduced in size and weight, was constructed in 1938 armed with two 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannons. Whilst being re-engined with a 600 kW (800 hp) power plant, the German invasion reached Paris. The airframe was transported to Bordeaux, where the sole R-30 was destroyed when the building it was being stored in was destroyed in a blaze.[1]
Specifications
editData from The Complete Book of Fighters[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 7.72 m (25 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,768 kg (3,898 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-7 14-cyl air-cooled radial piston engine, 510 kW (690 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 520 km/h (320 mph, 280 kn) at 5,800 m (19,000 ft)
- Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
- Endurance: 2 hours
- Rate of climb: 19 m/s (3,700 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 2x 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
- Bombs: 1× 250 kg (550 lb) bomb
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of fighters. London: Salamander Books Limited. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
Bibliography
edit- Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of fighters. London: Salamander Books Limited. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
- William Green, Gordon Swanborough, The Great Book of Fighters, Motorbooks International 10/2006, ISBN 0760311943.
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