Bellanger-Denhaut 22

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Bellanger-Denhaut 22
Role Bomber/reconnaissance flying boat
National originFrance
ManufacturerBellanger
Designer François Denhaut
First flight1920s
Number built5+

The Bellanger-Denhaut 22 (sometimes known by the military designation Bellanger-Denhaut HB.3) was a twin-engined bomber/reconnaissance flying boat designed by François Denhaut the technical director for seaplanes for the car manufacturer Bellanger. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The B-D 22 was an unequal span biplane powered by two 260 hp (194 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd inline piston engines. [2] It had an open cockpit forward of the wings for the pilot and co-pilot to sit side-by-side and gunner's positions midships and at the bow and the wings could be folded for stowage. [2] The French Naval aviation ordered five and designated them as the HB.3 although they appear to have been little used. [2] A commercial transport version was developed with the gunner's positions removed and a cabin for six passengers installed behind the pilot's cockpit. [1] [2]

Operators

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Specifications (B-D 22)

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [2] , Aviafrance:Bellanger-Denhaut BD-22 [3] , Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

  1. 1 2 "Denhaut François (1877-1952)". Air Creusois Memorial. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 616.
  3. Parmentier, Bruno (8 December 2017). "Bellanger-Denhaut BD-22". viafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 92b.