[SIZE=4]Dewoitine D.520C.1[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]OTL Aircraft, introduced 1935[/SIZE]
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General characteristics[/SIZE]
Crew: 1
Length: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 5S in)
Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 15.87 m² (171 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,123 kg (4,680 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,677 kg (5,902 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 2,785 kg (6,140 lb)
Powerplant: 1×
Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 690 kW (930 hp)
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Performance[/SIZE]
Maximum speed: 535 km/h (302 kn, 332 mph at 18,040 feet, 263.9 mph at sealevel)
Range: 1,250 km (675 nmi, 777 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 14.3 m/s (2,820 ft/min)
Wing loading: 167 kg/m² (34.2 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 257 W/kg (0.156 hp/lb)
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Armament[/SIZE]
- 1 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 (60-round drum) cannon
- 4 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 (675 rpg) machine guns
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Notes[/SIZE]
Syria acquired twenty-two D.520s from France at the time of independence in 1936. Most of these aircraft served until 1944, when they were replaced by new fighters.