Arsenal VB.10
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Arsenal de l'Aéronautique |
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| Production | 6 |
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| First Flight | 7 July 1945 |
Introduction | - |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 12.98 m |
Empty Weight | 6230 kg |
| Wingspan | 15.49 m |
Loaded Weight | 8860 kg |
| Height | 5.2 m |
Max takeoff weight | 9523 kg |
| Wing area | 35.5 m² |
Wing Loading | 249.57 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4x Hispano Suiza HS.404 cannon4* |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 150 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | 4 x rockets under the outer wings,
2 x 500 kg bombs on wing pylons |
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(*) or 6x 0.5in machine-guns (second prototype), wing mounted
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Zars-15
* & 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Zars-16 |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine,
36.05 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1150 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 259.59 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | Fuel
capacity internal: ? liters, Fuel capacity external:
? liters
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(*) tandem mount, (**) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 700 km/h at 7500 m |
Cruising Speed | 478 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 180 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 10.2 m/s |
Range | 1700 km, 2600 km (ferry) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | avionslegendaires.net | ||
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