The Blanchard Brd.1 was a French reconnaissance flying boat, to the 1923 STAé HB.3 specification, used by the French navy in the 1920s. It was a large biplane with two engines mounted in the gap between the wings, each engine driving a pusher propeller. In 1924, one Brd.1 was used to set several world altitude records for seaplanes.
Brd.1 | |
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Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
Manufacturer | Blanchard |
First flight | 1922 |
Introduction | 1923 |
Retired | 1926 |
Primary user | Aéronautique Maritime |
Number built | 24 |
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924,[1] Aviafrance:Blanchard Brd-1[2]
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