Bernard 20 Explained
The
Bernard 20 was a 1920s
French single-seat
monoplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the
Société des Avions Bernard. Originally displayed as a mock-up at the 1928
Paris Air Show it was a low-wing monoplane based on the Bernard V2 racer. The prototype powered by a 4000NaN0 Hispano-Suiza 12Jb inline piston engine first flew in July 1929 from
Orly. With its racing inheritance, in 1930 the aircraft flew at a speed of 280 km/h (174 mph). With the lack of interest by the French authorities for monoplanes the project was abandoned after 18 months of test flying.
References
Bibliography
- Bruner. Georges. Fighters a la Francaise, Part One. Air Enthusiast . 1977. 3 . 85–95 . 0143-5450.
- Book: Liron . Jean . Les avions Bernard . 1990 . Éditions Larivière . Paris . 2-84890-065-2. Collection Docavia. 31.
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.