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Old 11-16-2019, 10:58 AM
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Ok Here goes! Looking for name and designation Its a fighter plane
Well guess already! Im running out of clues !!!
1: Its development began in 1934
2: Pilot and second prototype were lost.
3: Its final use was as an advanced trainer aircraft in a different country then its origin.
4: it was the first low-wing monoplane design of the company, I work for the company that bought the original manufacture of a different name
5: The guns had a tendency to freeze. Heaters were subsequently added to the guns for high-altitude use
6: It was the first plane designed by the manufacture with an enclosed cockpit and first design with retracting landing gear.
7: Outfitted with a new engine, the second prototype was able to attain a speed of 275 mph
8: It fought in the Phoney war
9: A number of them stationed in Indochina downed several Thai fighters
10: the aircraft was very maneuverable and could withstand high amounts of battle damage
11: It was powered with a Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs at one point. Also produced under license in the Soviet Union as the Klimov M-100
12:The manufacture of this plane is now owned by DaHer
13: It had 1 cannon and 2 wing mounted machine guns.
14: The two main changes of this plane were the inclusion of a new wing structure which saved weight, and the fitting of a retractable radiator located underneath the fuselage.
15: Although a sturdy and highly maneuverable fighter aircraft it was considered underpowered and weakly armed when compared to its contemporaries.
16: Production had reached a high-point of 147 aircraft during August 1939, before declining as manufacturing efforts were progressively re-directed towards other aircraft
17: Holds the unfortunate distinction of being the least effective french fighter in service during the Battle of France, which was attributed to having relatively low firepower.