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Dewoitine D.14

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26: 175:. The central, windowed part of the fuselage contained passengers and freight and was divided into three compartments. The forward one, under the wing, could either be given over to freight or contain two passenger seats. A central compartment provided four seats and the rearmost contained a toilet and had separate entry doors to the cabin and a baggage hold. 205:. A pair of V-struts, splayed slightly outwards, were attached to the lower fuselage longerons and supported a rigid axle, with the mainwheels 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) apart. The forward components of the V-struts were telescopic, with shock absorbers and coil springs inside their streamlined fairings. 167:. Part of the fuel was in wing tanks and part in the fuselage. The engine was enclosed under a closely fitted cowling which followed the three banks of cylinders. Behind the engine the fuselage had a rectangular cross-section defined by four longerons. The pilot's open 236:, its performance reported as "much improved" because the geared-down Farman engine had allowed a larger diameter propeller to be fitted. In August 1926 it was at Villacoublay, still with this engine, now reported as delivering 370 kW (500 hp). 115:
Dewoitine aircraft, gliders and ultralights apart, had generally been metal-framed but the all-wood D.14 was an exception. Designed as a civil transport, it could carry up to six passengers or a mixture of passengers and freight.
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civil transport, capable of carrying mixture of passengers and freight. The sole example was used in commercial trials.
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were balanced, the latter with overhung tips like those of the ailerons.
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180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
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In December 1925 the D.14 was about to start commercial trials with
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monoplane with a two part, straight-edged, unswept wing of constant
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The D.14 first appeared in public, still unflown, at the
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out to angled tips. Each half-wing was built around two
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The D.14 was powered by a 340 kW (450 hp)
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(11 December 1924). 24: 1286:Single-engined tractor aircraft 160:, water-cooled with a pair of 1: 386:"La Limousine Dewoitine D.14" 360: 303:2,800 kg (6,173 lb) 297:1,850 kg (4,079 lb) 1291:Aircraft first flown in 1925 1101:Record breakers & racers 421:(51): 788. 18 December 1924. 7: 457:(190): 2. 10 December 1925. 323:, 340 kW (450 hp) 10: 1307: 475:(234): 3. 5 February 1925. 439:(188): 3. 22 January 1925. 356:78 km/h (48 mph) 1223: 1192: 1156: 1100: 1059: 1033: 817: 711: 560: 556: 511:(271): 5. 27 August 1926. 23: 18: 493:(254): 5. 29 April 1926. 148:aerodynamically balanced 252:General characteristics 40:or commercial transport 1271:1920s French airliners 111:Design and development 247:Flight, December 1924 712:Bombers & attack 317:Lorraine 12E Courlis 155:Lorraine 12E Courlis 301:Max takeoff weight: 209:Operational history 1281:High-wing aircraft 1276:Dewoitine aircraft 409:"Avions Dewoitine" 78:Primary user 1258: 1257: 1254: 1253: 97: 96: 1298: 1224:Unknown projects 558: 557: 542: 535: 528: 519: 518: 513: 512: 501: 495: 494: 483: 477: 476: 465: 459: 458: 447: 441: 440: 429: 423: 422: 405: 394: 393: 381: 337: 254: 234:Toussus-le-Noble 215:Paris Aero Salon 142:. 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airliner
France
Dewoitine
CIDNA
French
high wing
chord
spars
fabric covered
fuselage
longerons
ailerons
aerodynamically balanced
Lorraine 12E Courlis
W12 engine
Lamblin
radiators
cockpit
leading edge
empennage
tailplane
fin
rudder
elevator
landing gear
Paris Aero Salon
Villacoublay
CIDNA
Farman 12We

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