Post by Diarist on Nov 27, 2014 10:38:17 GMT 1
The Dewoitine D.500 is an all-metal, open-cockpit, fixed-undercarriage monoplane fighter aircraft, introduced by the French Air Force in 1935.
Development
The D.500, designed by Émile Dewoitine, is based on C1 specifications issued in 1930 by the French Air Ministry, and was to be a replacement for the Nieuport 62. The prototype first flew on 18 June 1932. In November 1933, sixty aircraft were ordered, with the first production D.500 flying on 29 November 1934. Aircraft armed with a 20 mm cannon firing through the propeller hub - instead of two nose-mounted machine guns - received the designation D.501.
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.500
Development
The D.500, designed by Émile Dewoitine, is based on C1 specifications issued in 1930 by the French Air Ministry, and was to be a replacement for the Nieuport 62. The prototype first flew on 18 June 1932. In November 1933, sixty aircraft were ordered, with the first production D.500 flying on 29 November 1934. Aircraft armed with a 20 mm cannon firing through the propeller hub - instead of two nose-mounted machine guns - received the designation D.501.
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.500