D.27
General information
Type	Fighter
Manufacturer	Dewoitine
Primary user	Swiss Air Force
History
Introduction date	1931
First flight	1928

TheDewoitine D.27 was aparasolmonoplanefighter aircraft designed byÉmile Dewoitine in 1928.

After the end ofWorld War I, the slump in demand for aircraft forced Dewoitine to close his company and move toSwitzerland in 1927.

He produced the D.27 the following year, 66 of which were produced for theSwiss Air Force from 1931. It was also license-built inYugoslavia byZmaj aircraft and inRomania.

Seven strengthened versions, designated theD.53, served experimentally with the FrenchEscadrille 7C1, flying from theaircraft carrierBéarn.

• D.271 : One aircraft used for testing aHispano-Suiza 12Hb engine.
• D.273 : One aircraft used for testing aBristol Jupiter engine with supercharger.
• D.531 : One aircraft used for testing a Hispano-Suiza engine.
• D.532 : A single aircraft used for testing aRolls-Royce Kestrelinline engine.
• D.535 : One aircraft fitted with an HS 12Xbis engine.
• D.534 : Used for parachute trials.

 France

• Aviation Navale

 Romania

• Royal Romanian Air Force

 Spain

• Spanish Republican Air Force

 Switzerland

• Swiss Air Force

 Yugoslavia

• Royal Yugoslav Air Force

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)
• Empty weight: 1,038 kg (2,288 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,382 kg (3,047 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,414 kg (3,117 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 ×Hispano-Suiza 12Mc V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 373 kW (500 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 312 km/h (194 mph, 168 kn)
• Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 9,200 m (30,200 ft)
• Rate of climb: 10 m/s (2,000 ft/min)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.5 mm (.295 in)Darne machine guns

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft
• List of military aircraft of France
• List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force
• List of fighter aircraft

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