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Blriot S.510 | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Blriot SPAD S.510 | olspan="3" align="center"|
| | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Day fighter | | rew | colspan="2"|1 | | irst flight | colspan="2"| | | ntered service | colspan="2"| | | anufacturer | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 24 ft 6 in | 7.46 m | | ingspan | 29 ft 0 in | 8.84 m | | eight | 12 ft 2 in | 3.72 m | | ing area | 237 ft² | 22.0 m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | 2,750 lb | 1,250 kg | | oaded | lb | kg | | aximum takeoff | 4,030 lb | 1,830 kg | | apacity | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngines | colspan="2"|Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs | | ower | 690 hp | 520 kW | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 230 knots | 425 km/h | | ombat range | 540 statute miles | 875 km | | erry range | miles | km | | ervice ceiling | 34,500 ft | 10,500 m | | ate of climb | ft/min | m/min | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Avionics | | vionics | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"|4 x 7.5 mm machine guns | | ombs | colspan="2"| | | issiles | colspan="2"| | | ockets | colspan="2"| | | ther | colspan="2"| | The Blriot SPAD S.510 was the last French bi-plane fighter to be produced. Conceived in 1930, this clean, open-cockpit biplane first flew in 1933 and entered service in 1936. Performance was similar to the British Gloster Gladiator and Hawker Fury but armament was twice as heavy. Largely overshadowed by the faster Dewoitine D.510 monoplane, an order of 60 planes was secured in August of 1935 when French ace pilot Louis Massot demonstrated the S.510 to excellent effect showing its superior maneuverability and rate of climb. Despite its strengths, the S.510 only enjoyed about a year of utility. A decent fighter for 1936, it was quickly overshadowed by the new, modern monoplanes developed by Germany, England, and France. It had fixed landing gear as well as a weak fuel system and undercarriage. Model History S.510 Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs, 4 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 MGs (60 built) The S.510 saw service with the Arme de l'Air (60), and possibly the Spanish "Escuadrilla Internacional" (15-27?) Total production (including prototypes): 61 Active Service The S.510 entered service in early 1936. Twenty seven examples were reported delivered to the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish civil war (sometimes the number is 15), but there is no evidence that they were never actually sent. Upon the outbreak of World War 2, the S.510 served in reserve squadrons only. By the Battle of France, all S.510s had been relegated to North African units. Specifications (variant described) General characteristics - Crew:
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