By: wieesso - 2nd November 2009 at 21:55
According to my info this is a Polish Spad 51 (Jupiter) not a 52. The 52 had a Le Rhone engine. The Spads 29, 34, and 52 are broadly similar aeroplanes and Fonck’s 29 had twin wing struts whilst other 29’s had the more common I struts and a smaller fin whilst the 52 had a larger fin. This being about the only distinguishing area. So yes the original picture is a 29.
John
John thanks for your confirmation!
Martin
By: John Aeroclub - 2nd November 2009 at 21:20
? Only found this painting of a SPAD 52. Different engine ?
According to my info this is a Polish Spad 51 (Jupiter) not a 52. The 52 had a Le Rhone engine. The Spads 29, 34, and 52 are broadly similar aeroplanes and Fonck’s 29 had twin wing struts whilst other 29’s had the more common I struts and a smaller fin whilst the 52 had a larger fin. This being about the only distinguishing area. So yes the original picture is a 29.
John
By: wieesso - 2nd November 2009 at 16:37
Well finally a guy in a German Forum got the answer:
SPAD 29
“Exposé au Salon de l’aéronautique de 1919, le SPAD 29, peint en bleu et argent, était présenté comme un biplace de tourisme. Gréé d’un Le Rhône de 80 ch et extrapolé du SPAD XV, ce biplan à aile en flèche fit son premier vol en janvier 1920, piloté par de Dominicis. Testé tour à tour par Fonck et Jensen, le prototype (F-ABDK) fut suivi d’une petite série de quatre unités, dont une fut achetée par l’Argentine et une deuxième par l’Équateur.”
http://fandavion.free.fr/spad_constructeur.htm
Thank you!
Martin
SPAD 29 drawing: “Taschenbuch der Luftflotten 1923” by Werner v. Langsdorff
By: wieesso - 2nd November 2009 at 16:12
It’s a SPAD 52 .
John
? Only found this painting of a SPAD 52. Different engine ?
By: John Aeroclub - 2nd November 2009 at 09:30
It’s a SPAD 52 .
John
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By: D1566 - 1st November 2009 at 19:22
Has more of the look of a Nieuport about it?
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