Blériot 125 Explained
The
Blériot 125 (or
Bl-125) was a highly unusual
French airliner of the early 1930s. Displayed at the 1930
Salon de l'Aéronautique in
Paris, it featured accommodation for twelve passengers in separate
twin fuselages. Between them, these pods shared a
tailplane and a high wing. The centre section of wing joined the fuselage pods and also carried a nacelle that contained an
engine at either end and the crew compartment in the middle. When flown the following year, it displayed very poor flight characteristics and although attempts to improve it continued on into 1933, certification could not be achieved and the sole prototype was scrapped the following year.
References
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 162 .
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