SPAD S.G
title: "SPAD S.G" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["spad-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1915", "1910s-french-fighter-aircraft", "biplanes", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft"] topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPAD_S.G" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | S.G |
| aircraft_type | single-seat fighter |
| national_origin | France |
| manufacturer | SPAD (Société Pour l'Aviation et ses Dérivés) |
| number_built | 1 converted from the prototype SPAD S.A-1 |
| developed_from | SPAD S.A |
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The SPAD S.G1 and SPAD S.G2 were French single seat tractor biplanes of ca 1915/16, following similar arrangements to the SPAD S.A2 family with the propeller and engine buried in the fuselage and a pod suspended in front of the engine. A single SPAD S.A-1 was converted with a small circular section pulpit nacelle mounting a mock-up of a fixed forward-firing machine-gun and smaller wings.
At least one SPAD S.A-2 was converted to carry three fixed forward-firing machine-guns by the Imperial Russian Air Service in a similar fashion to the S.G.
Specifications (S.G)
|ref=French Aircraft of the First World War |prime units?=met General characteristics
|crew=1 |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m= |span ft= |span in= |span note= |upper span m= |upper span ft= |upper span in= |upper span note= |mid span m= |mid span ft= |mid span in= |mid span note= |lower span m= |lower span ft= |lower span in= |lower span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=18.58 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Le Rhône 9J |eng1 type=9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine |eng1 hp=110 |prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed-pitch propeller |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note= Performance
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|max speed kmh=161 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note=at 2000 m ::::154 km/h at 3000 m |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude=2000 m in 7 minutes 15 seconds ::::2000 m in 11 minutes 30 seconds |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance= Armament
|guns= 1x fixed Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun with 1000 rounds
References
References
- (1997). "French Aircraft of the First World War". Flying Machines Press.
- (25 September 1997). "SPAD S.G-2".
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