Potez 23

Last updated
Potez 23
Role Fighter
National origin France
Manufacturer Potez
Designer Henry Potez
StatusCancelled
Primary userFrance
Produced1923
Number built1
Developed from Potez XV
Variants Potez 25

The Potez 23 was a prototype French single-engine fighter biplane designed in 1923.

Contents

History

The Potez 23 was built by Potez in response to the C1 fighter program issued by the STAé in 1923. The C1 fighter specification called for a speed of 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph), an armament of two forward firing machine guns, and both armored tanks and drop tanks.[ citation needed ]

The structure was made of wooden spars, [1] the fuselage was covered with screwed and glued plywood, and the wings, empennage, and tail were covered in canvas. Wing tethering[ clarification needed ] is simplified and builds on the experience gained on the Potez XV.[ citation needed ]

The aircraft did achieve the required performance and was not accepted for production. However, it was developed into the Potez 25.[ citation needed ]

Specifications

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heinkel He 51</span> Fighter aircraft family

The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat biplane which was produced in a number of different versions. It was initially developed as a fighter; a seaplane variant and a ground-attack version were also developed. It was a development of the earlier He 49.

Aero A.102 Type of aircraft

The Aero A.102 was a Czechoslovakian fighter aircraft that flew in prototype form in 1934. It was developed in response to a Czech Air Force requirement of that year, but was passed over in favour of the Avia B.35.

The Aero Ae 04 was a Czechoslovakian biplane fighter aircraft of 1921. A development of the Ae 02, it was no more successful than its predecessor in attracting purchase orders, and it flew only in prototype form. Undaunted by the lack of interest, development continued as the A.18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seversky XP-41</span> United States fighter aircraft

The Seversky XP-41 was a fighter aircraft built in the United States in 1939. A single prototype was modified from the last production Seversky P-35 by adding a new streamlined canopy, a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-19 engine with a two-speed supercharger, and revised landing gear. The XP-41 first flew in March 1939. The aircraft was developed in parallel with the P-43 Lancer, and work was stopped when the USAAC showed a preference for the latter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polikarpov I-153</span> Type of aircraft

The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika was a late 1930s Soviet biplane fighter. Developed as an advanced version of the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mongolia and was one of the Soviets' major fighter types in the early years of the Second World War. Three I-153s are still flying.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piaggio P.119</span> Type of aircraft

The Piaggio P.119 was an Italian experimental fighter of World War II. It had a relatively novel layout, with a "buried" radial engine mounted mid-fuselage. Only a single prototype was built before the Armistice between Italy and the allied armed forces, which ended the project.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IMAM Ro.57</span> Type of aircraft

The IMAM Ro.57 was an Italian twin-engined, single-seat monoplane fighter of the Regia Aeronautica. Based on a 1939 design by Giovanni Galasso the aircraft did not enter production until 1943.

Daimler D.I Type of aircraft

The Daimler D.I was a German fighter aircraft of World War I. It was a conventional biplane design with a very small interplane gap - the top wing nearly touched the top of the fuselage. Power was provided by a Daimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine.

The Euler D.I was a German single-seat fighter based on the French Nieuport 17. After seeing the success of the French Nieuport 11 at the front, German designer August Euler set about to create a German aircraft based on the Nieuport design. The Euler D.I first flew in late 1916. It was powered by an 80 hp engine with the Euler patented machine gun on the front.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amiot 110</span> Type of aircraft

The Amiot 110, also known as the Amiot-SECM 110, was a French prototype interceptor designed and built in 1929.

The Heinkel Doppeldecker 43 was a prototype German fighter aircraft of the 1930s. A single-engined, single-seat biplane, the HD 43 was designed to meet a secret German Reichswehr requirement for a single-seat fighter. It had two-bay wooden wings with a steel-tube fuselage, and was powered by a 750 hp (600 kW) BMW VI engine. The single prototype flew in 1931.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piaggio P.2</span> Type of aircraft

The Piaggio P.2 was an Italian fighter prototype of advanced design built by Piaggio in 1923.

The Gabardini G.8 was an Italian single-seat aircraft produced in both fighter and trainer versions by Gabardini in 1923.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ANF Les Mureaux 170</span> 1932 fighter aircraft by ANF Les Mureaux

The ANF Les Mureaux 170 was a prototype French fighter aircraft of the 1930s. It was a single-engined, single-seat parasol monoplane, but only two were built, the type being rejected for service by the French Air Force.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Potez XI</span> Fighter aircraft

The Potez XI was the first fighter aircraft designed by the French company Potez. Designed in 1922, the only aircraft first flew on December 11 of that year, after which further development work stopped. It was built to meet CAP 2 requirements created in 1919 by the new director of Aeronautics, General Duval. It was to perform bomber, intercept and tactical reconnaissance for the military, as well as escort fighters. The aircraft was to be powered by a turbo-supercharged engine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wibault 3</span> Type of aircraft

The Wibault 3 or Wibault Wib 3 C.1 was a French parasol wing prototype fighter aircraft from the 1920s, designed for high altitude operations. Its development was abandoned after repeated materials failure in its supercharger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SNCAC NC-600</span> Type of aircraft

The SNCAC NC-600 was a prototype French twin-engined long-range fighter aircraft, developed by SNCAC from the earlier Hanriot H.220 fighter. The type never entered service, with development being ended by the French surrender in June 1940.

The Potez 230 was a French lightweight single-seat, single-engined fighter aircraft. One prototype was built and flew in 1940, but no production followed, with the prototype being captured and shipped to Germany for study.

The Roussel R-30 was a French light fighter-bomber prototype of the 1930s.

The Romano R.110 was a twin-engine 3-seat fighter aircraft, designed by Etienne Romano in the 1930s. A single prototype was built, but it was not successful, the Potez 630 being preferred.

References

  1. "Potez 23".
  2. Green & Swanborough 1994, p. 481