Blériot-SPAD S.26
# Blériot-SPAD S.26

The Bleriot-SPAD S.26 was a seaplane racer aircraft built in the late 1910s.

## Design

The S.26 was a biplane with a monocoque fuselage of wood and canvas construction as well as floats. Although intended to take part in the 1919 Schneider Cup, a puncture in one of the floats during flight testing eliminated it from the Schneider Cup.

## Specifications

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General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
* Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
* Height: 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 26 $m^2$ (280 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
* Gross weight: 1,130 kg (2,491 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza inline engine, 250 kW (340 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
