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{| |} The Gourdou-Leseurre Type A, retrospectively named the GL.1, was a prototype fighter aircraft built in France in 1918. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage, with main units connected by a cross-axle. The pilot sat in an open cockpit. Construction was of fabric-covered wood and steel. Initial flight testing revealed performance superior to most contemporary biplane fighters and led to an order of 100 aircraft being placed. However, further tests suggested that the aircraft structure could be considerably lightened, and that the wing needed to be stiffened, leading to a cancellation of the order.

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  • Gourdou-Leseurre Type A
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  • {| |} The Gourdou-Leseurre Type A, retrospectively named the GL.1, was a prototype fighter aircraft built in France in 1918. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage, with main units connected by a cross-axle. The pilot sat in an open cockpit. Construction was of fabric-covered wood and steel. Initial flight testing revealed performance superior to most contemporary biplane fighters and led to an order of 100 aircraft being placed. However, further tests suggested that the aircraft structure could be considerably lightened, and that the wing needed to be stiffened, leading to a cancellation of the order.
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empty weight kg
  • 594(xsd:integer)
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
range km
  • 300(xsd:integer)
ceiling ft
  • 23000(xsd:integer)
climb rate ftmin
  • 1140(xsd:integer)
met or eng?
  • met
range miles
  • 190(xsd:integer)
eng1 type
  • Hispano-Suiza 8Ab
gross weight kg
  • 780(xsd:integer)
length in
  • 8(xsd:integer)
Type
  • Fighter
eng1 kW
  • 134(xsd:integer)
wing area sqft
  • 179(xsd:integer)
height m
  • 2(xsd:double)
Height in
  • 7(xsd:integer)
span m
  • 9(xsd:integer)
climb rate ms
  • 5(xsd:double)
Manufacturer
max speed kmh
  • 242(xsd:integer)
empty weight lb
  • 1309(xsd:integer)
ceiling m
  • 7000(xsd:integer)
length m
  • 6(xsd:double)
max speed mph
  • 150(xsd:integer)
National Origin
  • France
length ft
  • 21(xsd:integer)
Height ft
  • 7(xsd:integer)
First Flight
  • March
span ft
  • 29(xsd:integer)
gross weight lb
  • 1720(xsd:integer)
span in
  • 6(xsd:integer)
wing area sqm
  • 16(xsd:double)
Crew
  • One pilot
Armament
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Number Built
  • 1(xsd:integer)
eng1 hp
  • 180(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Charles Gourdou and Jean Leseurre
eng1 number
  • 1(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • {| |} The Gourdou-Leseurre Type A, retrospectively named the GL.1, was a prototype fighter aircraft built in France in 1918. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage, with main units connected by a cross-axle. The pilot sat in an open cockpit. Construction was of fabric-covered wood and steel. Initial flight testing revealed performance superior to most contemporary biplane fighters and led to an order of 100 aircraft being placed. However, further tests suggested that the aircraft structure could be considerably lightened, and that the wing needed to be stiffened, leading to a cancellation of the order. Only a single prototype was built, but this led to the development of the successful Gourdou-Leseurre Type B.
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