SPAD S.XIV

The SPAD XIV was a French biplane floatplane fighter aircraft built by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) and flown by the French Navy during World War I.

XIV
Role	seaplane fighter
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SPAD
First flight	15 November 1917[1]
Introduction	1918
Number built	40[2]
Developed from	SPAD XII

Development and design

The SPAD XIV was a development of the SPAD XII. It was single-seat biplane powered by a 149 kW (200 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Bc engine. 40 were constructed and flew in the French Navy during 1918.^[2]

Operators

 France

• Aeronavale

Specifications

Data from aviafrance.com^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 1.75 in)
• Height: 4.00 m (13 ft 5.5 in)
• Wing area: 26.20 m² (282.0 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 770 kg (1,697 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,060 kg (2,336 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8BeC , 149 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127.3 mph, 110.6 kn)
• Range: 249.4 km (155 mi, 135 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,998.7 m (16,400 ft)

Armament

• 1 x 7.70 mm (0.303 in) synchronised Vickers machine gun
• 1 x 37 mm (1.46 in) S.A.M.C. cannon