Bernard 15
The Bernard 15 C1 or Bernard SIMB AB 15 was a 1920s French single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB).[1][2] With the structural failure of the earlier Bernard 14 the Bernard 15 was an improved variant with a greater span upper wing. It was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine and had a fixed tailskid landing gear.[1] The performance was not an improvement on the Bernard SIMB AB 14 and only the prototype was built.[1]
| AB 15 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB), sometimes referred to as Ferbois]] |
| Designer | Jean Hubert |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Bernard SIMB AB 14 |
Specifications
Bernard 15 perspective drawing from L'Aéronautique January,1927
Data from [1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 11.40 m (37 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,790 kg (3,946 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine, 370 kW (500 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
Armament
- Guns: Two fixed Vickers .303 (7.7mm) synchronised machine-guns
Notes
- Orbis 1985, p. 637
- Liron p.181, 224
Bibliography
- Bruner, Georges (1977). "Fighters a la Francaise, Part One". Air Enthusiast (3): 85–95. ISSN 0143-5450.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Liron, J.L. (1990). Les avions Bernard. Paris: Éditions Larivère.
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