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The FBA Avion Canon (aka FBA 1 Ca2) was a two-seat cannon-armed biplane fighter, designed and built in France from 1916. due to unsatisfactory performance, development of the Avion Canon was abandoned.
| Avion Canon | |
|---|---|
| Role | 2-seat fighter |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA) |
| Designer | Louis Schreck |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | FBA H |
During 1916, Louis Schreck, chief designer of Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA), developed a two-seat cannon armed fighter, by mounting the biplane wings from the FBA H flying boat on an aerodynamically clean wooden monocoque fuselage, with conventional tailskid undercarriage. Power was supplied by a 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8A V-8 water-cooled engine mounted as a pusher between the upper and lower mainplanes. After initial testing the engine was replaced with a 175 hp (130 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa. Performance was unsatisfactory and further development was cancelled.[1]
Data from Air International:Fighter A to Z: FBA Avion Canon[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.13 m (33 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 41 m2 (440 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 761 kg (1,678 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,166 kg (2,571 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Aa V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (175 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 133 km/h (83 mph, 72 kn) at sea level; 123 km/h (76 mph; 66 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 8.55 minutes
Armament
- Guns: 1x 37 mm (1.46 in) Hotchkiss cannon
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