| Avion Canon | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | 2-seat fighter |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA) |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Developed from | FBA H |
The FBA Avion Canon, also known as the FBA 1 Ca2, was a two-seat cannon-armed biplane fighter, designed and built in France from 1916 by Franco-British Aviation. Due to unsatisfactory performance, development of the Avion Canon was abandoned.
During 1916, Louis Schreck, chief designer of Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA), developed a two-seat cannon armed fighter, by mounting the biplane wings from the FBA H flying boat on an aerodynamically clean wooden monocoque fuselage, with conventional tailskid undercarriage. Power was supplied by a 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8A V-8 water-cooled engine mounted as a pusher between the upper and lower mainplanes. After initial testing the engine was replaced with a 175 hp (130 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa. Performance was unsatisfactory and further development was cancelled. [1]
Data from Air International:Fighter A to Z: FBA Avion Canon [1]
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