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Aviation History
1956
1956 - 0725.PDF
72 S.O.40S0A Vautour. possible from very hard, very soft or pebbly ground, uneven grass strips,snow or sand. Built-in armament is two 30 mm guns, and various combinations ofbombs, rockets or napalm tanks can be carried under the wings. Empty and gross weights are respectively 10,400 lb and 13,500 lb.Supersonic speed is attainable in the dive. Span, 32ft 9\in; length, 44ft 3in. S.N.C.A.S.O. Djinn As seen in a photograph on page 726, thislittle turbine-powered helicopter has been used for experiments with S.S. 10 wire-controlled guided missiles.Potez 75 It may be recalled that this comparatively low-performance, twin-boom, piston-engined machine was designed as a specialized"defence vehicle" or "an army missile-launcher that flies." It was intended to stalk its prey away from roads, using natural cover, and itsprimary mission was the attack of armoured spearheads while they were still on relatively unconsolidated territory. Weighing 5,280 1b all-up, it is powered with a Potez 8-D32 engine of480 h.p. and can operate (as frequently demonstrated) from unprepared ground—even from tilled land or stretches of road. Primary arma-ment is two S.S. 10 wire-controlled air-to-ground missiles aimed by the observer/weapon controller in an armoured cockpit in the extreme- nose. The pilot's cockpit—also armoured—is immediately behind. Early last year the Potez 75 was adapted as a ground-attack aircraftfor colonial use, entailing the fitting of four 7.5 mm guns in the nose in addition to eight under-wing rockets and the S.S. 10 missiles. Atthe time it was stated that a special patented device offered additional safety "comparable to the war-time flak suits." With missiles in place the aircraft can achieve 170 m.p.h. all out. Potez 75 carrying S.S.10 air-to-ground missiles. Republic XF-84H.
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