SPAD S.XIII – 照片和视频

这 斯帕德 · 斯十三 was a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier and highly successful SPAD S.VII. During early 1917, the French designer Louis Béchereau, spurred by the approaching obsolescence of the S.VII, decided to develop two new fighter aircraft, the S.XII and the S.XIII, both utilizing a powerful new geared version of the successful Hispano-Suiza 8A engine. The cannon armament of the S.XII was unpopular with most pilots, but the S.XIII proved to be one of the most capable fighters of the war, as well as one of the most-produced, with 8,472 built and orders for around 10,000 more cancelled at the Armistice

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这 斯帕德 · 斯十三 was a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, developed by Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier highly successful SPAD S.VII. It was one of the most capable fighters of the war, and one of the most-produced, with 8,472 built and orders for around 10,000 more cancelled at the armistice.
The SPAD S.XIII differed from its predecessor by having a more powerful engine, a twin 维氏 machine gun armament, and a slightly larger wingspan. The new engine gave the aircraft a better speed and climb rate, making it a match for the latest German fighters. The twin guns increased the firepower and reliability, as the single gun on the S.VII often jammed. The larger wingspan improved the handling and stability, but also increased the weight and reduced the agility.
SPAD S.XIII由许多著名的王牌驾驶，包括法国和盟军，如乔治·盖内默，勒内·丰克，查尔斯·农格瑟，埃迪·里肯巴克和弗朗切斯科·巴拉卡。战后，它也被一些空军使用，包括比利时，巴西，捷克斯洛伐克，芬兰，希腊，日本，波兰，葡萄牙，罗马尼亚，暹罗，西班牙和南斯拉夫。它一直服役到 1920 年代后期。