Three H.V.42s were ordered by the French government for use as trainers for the French Schneider Trophy team at Lake Berre.^[1] Similar to the earlier H.V.41 they were streamlined single-seat cantilever monoplanes with twin floats.^[1] The first H.V.42 flew in March 1931 and was soon joined by the other two.^[1] Marked as "1" "2" and "3" they were used during the summer of 1931 to train the French team for the 1931 race.^[1]

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.99 m (26 ft 2.5 in)
• Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2.25 in)
• Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 9.75 in)
• Wing area: 12.00 m² (129.17 sq ft)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Nsr Special inline piston engine , 746 kW (1,000 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 450 km/h (280 mph, 240 kn) (estimated)

• Schneider Trophy

Related development

• H.V.40
• H.V.41

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

• Liron, Jean (1990). Les avions Bernard. Collection Docavia. Vol. 31. Paris: Éditions Larivière. ISBN 2-84890-065-2.
• Meurillon, Louis (October 1976). "La Coupe Schneider et la Société des Avions Bernard (4)" [The Schneider Cup and the Bernard Company, Part 4]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (83): 3–7. ISSN 0757-4169.
• Meurillon, Louis (November 1976). "La Coupe Schneider et la Société des Avions Bernard (5)" [The Schneider Cup and the Bernard Company, Part 5]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (84): 3–7. ISSN 0757-4169.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.