Deperdussin TT

French pre-WW1 and WW1 reconnaissance aircraft

The Deperdussin TT was a French monoplane built by Société Pour les Appareils Deperdussin, later to become S.P.A.D. Introduced in 1912, the type was one widely used by the French Air Force (then Aviation Militaire) before the First World War. In February 1914, an experiment was made to install a machine gun on the aircraft, but this did not see service.

A number were used by the Naval Wing of the British Royal Flying Corps, one being fitted with floats and flown from Lake Windemere.^[1]

Operators

 Belgium

• Belgian Air Force

 France

• French Air Force

 Paraguay

• Paraguayan Air Force

 Portugal

• Portuguese Air Force

 Russia

• Imperial Russian Air Service

 Serbia

• Serbian Air Force

 Spain

• Spanish Air Force

 Turkey

• Ottoman Air Force

 United Kingdom

• Royal Flying Corps
  • No. 3 Squadron RFC
• Royal Naval Air Service

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Gross weight: 725 kg (1,664 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Rotary , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
• Endurance: 2 hours 20 minutes

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of France
• List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps

References

1. Thetford 1982, p. 411.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1434
• Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. The Military Press. pp. 20 & 25. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.