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Blériot XLIII
Role	Reconnaissance
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Blériot
First flight	March 1913
Status	prototype only
Number built	1
Variants	Bleriot XXXVI

The Blériot XLIII was a First World War French reconnaissance plane designed and built by Blériot.

Design

The crew was located in the cabin in a tandem scheme. At the observer at the bottom of the window was added, providing a good overview. The Bleriot XLIII was a double mid-plane with a monocoque-type fuselage, equipped with an 80 hp Gnome 7A engine.^[1]

Development

In March 1913, Louise Bleriot built the Bleriot XLIII a further development of the Bleriot XXXVI. The Bleriot XLIII could be used for long-distance reconnaissance, but mediocre flight characteristics did not allow Bleriot to conclude a contract for its mass production.

Specifications

Data from Aviafrance : Aviafrance :Blériot XLIII,^[2] Airwar : Blériot XLIII^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.10 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 19.30 m² (207.7 sq ft)
Gross weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Monosoupape 7 Type A 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
Cruise speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)

References

^ ^a ^b "Bleriot XLIII". www.airwar.ru.
^ Parmentier, Bruno (20 December 1998). "Blériot XLIII". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 23 January 2019.