SPAD S.XI – Sprehod Okoli

V SPAD S.XI ali SPAD 11 je bilo francosko dvosežje dvosežje izvidniško letalo prve svetovne vojne. SPAD 11 je bilo delo Louisa Béchereauja, glavnega oblikovalca société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD), ki je zasnoval tudi zelo uspešno lovsko letalo SPAD 7 in SPAD 13.

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The SPAD S.XI was a French biplane that served as a reconnaissance aircraft during the First World War. It was designed by Louis Béchereau, who also created the successful SPAD 7 and SPAD 13 fighters. The SPAD S.XI had a Hispano-Suiza 8 engine that gave it a maximum speed of 176 km/h and a ceiling of 7,000 m. It was armed with two or three machine guns and could carry up to 70 kg of bombs. However, the SPAD S.XI had many problems with its performance, handling and reliability. It was rejected as a two-seat fighter and reclassified as a reconnaissance plane. It was soon replaced by the improved SPAD S.XVI model. The SPAD S.XI was used by France, Belgium, the United States, Uruguay, Russia and Japan.