The amiot 340 was a threeseat twin engined bomber based on the graceful amiot 370 racing aircraft and which was the basis for the amiot 350 family of bombers. The company was formed in 1916 by felix amiot as the society of mechanical drawing and construction secm felix amiot s first aircraft was built in a paris garage in 19, but it was not until 1916, during the first world war, that he became seriously involved in construction. The original bleu fonce finish has been retained on the undersides after the upper surfaces got the new camouflage colours in 1939. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory database. Le prototype amiot 140, dont etait derive lamiot 143 photo m. The amiot 120 b 3 is designed as a french combat aircraft. Captured by german forces french bomber amiot 143 in a field in sombernon in burgundy. The pilot sat in an enclosed cockpit, level with the leading edge of the wing and the navigatorbombardier, who was also provided with flying controls, sat in the. The amiot 143 of the french air force represented an evolution in the amiot pistonengine bomber series that replaced the amiot 140 of 1931. The amiot 143 was one of the most numerous french bombers at the outbreak of the second world war, but was virtually obsolete by the start of the german offensive in the west in may 1940 and the four bomber groups still equipped with the type suffered heavy losses the amiot 143 evolved from the amiot 140 of 1931. Trials revealed the need for a fourth crew member, 761kw 1,020hp 14n2021 engines, and a dihedralled tailplane with endplate vertical surfaces. The amiot entered service in july with deliveries continuing in 1936 and 1937 amiot 143 see more.
Please note that some brands are listed separately in the list below. The authors focus the remainder of their books on individual french aircraft, covering the amiot 143 to the curtiss hawk 75a in volume 1, and the dewiotine d. Amiot 143 french medium bomber airplane desktop kiln dried wood model large new for sale online. Amiot 3554 wwii french medium bomber plastic model. Year deployed wing span, m lenght, m height, m wings area, m2 weight, kg empty aircraft maximum takeoff engine power, hp maximum speed, kmh cruising speed, kmh range, km rate of climb, mmin service ceiling, m crew armament. The entire family of aircraft was based on the amiot 341 long range postal aircraft, which was displayed at the 1936 paris air show. Download aircraft airframes manuals avions amiot aircraft. From 1939 to 1942, amiot to curtiss planes and pilots dominique breffort, andre jouineau on. There are a total of 2 amiot company chronological aircraft list product entries in the military factory. Flying american combat aircraft of world war ii vol. When alecsis rose finds himself washed up on an unknown beach, he has no idea. It can accept a variety of engines, and is equipped with 2 machine guns as well as specialized bomb sights and other combat equipment. From 1939 to 1942, amiot to curtiss planes and pilots at. Son fils denis nous a remis cette photo, loccasion pour n.
It can accept a variety of engines, and is equipped with 2 machine guns as well as. The first production contract for any entry in the amiot 3554 family was for 20 amiot 350 b4s, placed in 1938 and with deliveries to be completed by 1 april 1939. First flying in 1935, the amiot 143 system was an unspectacular design whose time had passed in the interwar years. This is the 172 scale amiot 3554 wwii french medium bomber plastic model from mach 2 models.
Amiot 143 ww2, airplane, planes, air force, aircraft, french, how. Albatros flugzeugwerke albatros l 84 germany landplane fighter piston 1 light 2 1931. Avions amiot was a former french aircraft manufacturer. Free plans and blueprints of cars, trailers, ships, airplanes, jets, scifi and more. The amiot 143page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this. The amiot 350 was to be powered by two 920hp hispanosuiza 12y2829 12cylinder liquidcooled inline engines. Combat and bombing airplane, amiot 120 b 3 unt digital library. Ce bombardier avait fait son premier vol le 12 avril 1931. It had unusual looks and the copilot sat underneath the pilot in the gondola. As the pace of rearmament increased in the late 1930s, amiot scored another success, this time with the elegant amiot 354 bomber. A strafed amiot 143 on an airfield aircraft design the germans posing near partially burnt the french bomber amiot 143 the amiot was a late french medium bomber. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of daynight bombing, longrange reconnaissance and bomber escort. From world war i and world war ii airplanes to the fastest modern fighter jets, living warbirds is your best international warbirds resource. First flown in december 1937 with two 686kw 920hp gnomerhone 14n01 radials.
The amiot 143 had the same highwing and fixed undercarriage as the amiot 140, with the wing thick enough to allow crew access to the engines by a tunnel between the wing spars. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of daynight bombing, longrange reconnaissance, and bomber escort. It was an allmetal cantilever highwing monoplane with an enclosed pilots. Aircraft from the 1st air group 238 bomber squadron. The amiot 143 is a bomber of the french air force used during the second world war, on 19391945. Air and space museum for several years and is an author of several books on. Each version had a beautifully streamlined allmetal fuselage, a tapered midwing with considerable dihedral and twin gnomerhone 14n radial engines. In the early phases of rearmament, amiot scored a considerable success with the amiot 143, widely considered one of the ugliest aircraft, along with its contemporary the potez 542, to have flown.
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Amiot 143 aircraft videos and aircraft pictures living warbirds features the best in aviation. In 1939, robert bruhl took a photograph of amiot143, no. This was a twinengined stressed skinned allmetal bomber produced in response. After its amiot 143, the company produced the amiot 340. Media in category amiot 123 the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. The amiot 340 took gen vuillemin on his notorious visit to the luftwaffe in august 1938. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928.
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