Dewoitine D.27
The Dewoitine D.27 was a parasol monoplane fighter aircraft designed by Émile Dewoitine in 1928.
Design and development
After the end of World War I, the slump in demand for aircraft forced Dewoitine to close his company and move to Switzerland in 1927.
He produced the D.27 the following year, 66 of which were produced for the Swiss Air Force from 1931. It was also license-built in Yugoslavia by Zmaj aircraft and in Romania.
Operational history
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Variants
- D.271 : One aircraft used for testing a Hispano-Suiza 12Hb engine.
- D.273 : One aircraft used for testing a Bristol Jupiter engine with supercharger.
- D.531 : One aircraft used for testing a Hispano-Suiza engine.
- D.532 : A single aircraft used for testing a Rolls-Royce Kestrel inline engine.
- D.535 : One aircraft fitted with an HS 12Xbis engine.
- D.534 : Used for parachute trials.
Operators
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Specifications (D.27)
See also
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- List of Interwar military aircraft
- List of military aircraft of France
- List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force
- List of fighter aircraft
References
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