Spad XIII in flight

deck614 Comenta:

Nov 23, 2007 - I can't find an english digest talking about it, sorry. But Deperdussin designed the Spads and was crazy of arodynamics (see the Spad's fuselage). Those planes are real war machines and more strongly built than they seem, even totally in wood.

Vabapaase Comenta:

Feb 11, 2008 - Wow. Spad 13 really climbs that fast?

Northside777 Comenta:

Mar 3, 2008 - Beautiful airplane! The SPAD S.XIII had a top speed of 218 km/h (135 mph). Designer: Louis Béchereau. Sources: Wikipedia and Winchester: "Fighter - The World's Finest Combat Aircraft"

Detoyato Comenta:

Apr 30, 2008 - Well If the Spad climbs that fast wait till you see how fast the Fokker Dr.I climbs.

deck614 Comenta:

May 4, 2008 - Yes I confirm: Louis Béchereau, from Déperdussin (various French sources). Engine of the SXIII: Hispano Suiza V8 "8B", 220hp.

deck614 Comenta:

May 4, 2008 - The Fokker Dr1 was not the fastest, but it was one of the more agile (a choice made by Fokker himself). Maybe you want to talk about the Fokker DVII: it could climb nearly verticaly, as hanged to its propeller! The Spad was undoubtly the fastest at any altitude, because it was designed this way, and not the Fokkers, made for aerobatics first (the main choice was the wing profile combined with the length of the wing).

Detoyato Comenta:

May 4, 2008 - No I meant The 1100 ft/min Rate of Climb of the Fokker Dr.I. In Terms of Speed the S.E.5 Ties in with the SPADS.XIII at a top level speed of 137mph compared to the SPAD's 135mph (Although the SPAD Outdives the S.E.5

Detoyato Comenta:

May 11, 2008 - Cmon, 200-235 Hp Hispano Suiza V8 Engines

deck614 Comenta:

May 21, 2008 - I've just read 1300ft/min rate of climb for the Spad XIII, but not at every altitude. Logical: it was more recently designed than the Dr1, equiped with a rotative engine of the early years of the WW1 (Oberürsel, copy of the Le Rhone)

flibideegibbit Comenta:

Jun 20, 2009 - i cannot abide jets, i LOVE these old birds, ty so much for posting.

Hendo56 Comenta:

Jul 29, 2009 - Wee bit of a bouncy landing, but cool video. *****

razumfrackle Comenta:

Aug 4, 2009 - The fact that the S.P.A.D. XIII was faster than most of its German rivals gave it one significant advantage. Once engaged it could disengage at will. Not so the Dr.I. Such was the fate of famed German pilot Werner Voss when he was surrounded by British S.E.5.a's and found it impossible to run. Rather, he stood his ground and fought one of the most heroic aerial engagements of the war.

DonTheCritic Comenta:

Feb 6, 2010 - The thing I love about WWI aviation is that it was the beginning of the dogfighting age. Men like Richtofen, Fonke, Baracca, and Rickenbacker were TRUE pioneers. There's an inescapable sense of romance to those four years in the air...

McLarenMercedes Comenta:

Apr 1, 2010 - Yes, Rene Fonck used his SPAD XIII's great speed to shoot down numerous German aircraft. He was an excellent marksman and usually surprised his opponents and finished them off with very few shots. Anyway, he didn't waste his time with dogfights.

LarS1963 Comenta:

May 3, 2010 - Great footage. One of the finest planes of WW1, fast, rugged, reliable and heavily armed. Rene Fonck flew SPAD's almost exclusively during his career, shot down 75 German planes, five less than Richthofen, and survived to tell the tale. Boom and Zoom planes like the SE5's and the SPAD's, were ultimately better suited for keeping their pilotes alive, than the famed DR-1's and Camels.

sargothi Comenta:

May 26, 2010 - Well this was a later plane in World War 1 so of course it was superior to many of the other aircraft. Very fast for its time too!

TheSV3 Comenta:

Jul 14, 2010 - Rene Fonck also wrote his autobiography in which he describes using a cannon fired through the propeller shaft, claiming 16 German a/c downed. It also gives two lists of his combat career. The first is his confirmed kill list of 75 and the other is his unconfirmed which totals around 25-30 more. Both lists give date of kill and type of a/c downed. He often flew alone and behind German lines, hence his unconfirmed score. Like the Baron, he knew what the air war of WWI was all about.

mig15fan Comenta:

Dec 4, 2010 - A veteran I´ve met when I was a child, made clear for me that there was anything romantic in killing another young pilot,a guy that probably loved flight the same as you firing from behind the poor devil and by surprise ( most wished situation from attacker point of view).Besides that this man who hated wars and never weared many medals he got, loved planes, he used to say " they all born angels".Mr Paco Birriel was an I-16 pilot .Loved to present us kids with paper planes!

hwoods01 Comenta:

Jun 5, 2011 - One of the few things the French can be proud of..  Their WWI aircraft were the best.. Speed is everything, and the Spad 13 was one of the fastest..

44492611 Comenta:

Jun 19, 2011 - Interesting Landing

kingoftwat Comenta:

Jul 29, 2011 - One of the few thing the French can be proud of lol? Tell me, what thing an American could be proud of? The richness of his Country Strory lol? The richness of his Country Architecture? Culture lol? Or the only true war United States truly won on their own : their ownn civil war? You have no idea about what France is. BTW, no wonder why French got smashed during when the battle of France (WW2), when you know that American Companies (Ford, ITT ect) developed German Army technology...

bingofioul Comenta:

Aug 9, 2011 - +1

rotagen5 Comenta:

Sep 27, 2011 - How close is this motor to the real thing? It sounds really unique.

memorialflight Comenta:

Sep 29, 2011 - This is the original engine. This is equipped with a 220hp geared Hispano-Suiza V8 engine.

nglprtl Comenta:

Feb 28, 2012 - UAU The Engine Sounds XXI centure machine!!!!