The Blanchard Brd.1 was a French reconnaissance flying boat used by the French navy in the 1920s. It was a large biplane with two engines mounted in the gap between the wings, each engine driving a pusher propeller.
First flown in 1922, twenty-four were built, primarily operated by the French Navy Aéronautique Maritime Escadrille 5R1 from 1923. They were retired in 1926.
In 1924, one Brd.1 was used to set several world altitude records for seaplanes.
Engines: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fe, 205 kW (275 hp)
Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 85.0 m2 (914 ft2)
Length: 13.85 m (45 ft 5 in)
Height: 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
Empty weight: 2,465 kg (5,434 lb)
Gross weight: 3,930 kg (8,664 lb)
Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,480 ft)
Crew: three, pilot, navigator, and gunner
Armament:
1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in bow
1 × 7.7 mm machine gun in flexible mount in rear fuselage
Bombload: 290 kg (640 lb)
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