| Based on the Dewoitine D.9, the A.C.3 differed primarily
in having slightly increased wing span and area,
and a marginally reduced overall length. Powered by a
420hp Gnome-Rhone Jupiter IV nine-cylinder radial,
the prototype was flown early in 1926, and a total of 150
A.C.3s was delivered between September 1926 and
April 1927. Armament normally comprised two fuselage-
mounted and two wing-mounted 7.62mm Darne
machine guns, but the latter were sometimes replaced
by a single gun above the wing centre section mounted
to fire upward at an oblique angle. During the 'thirties,
the A.C.3s were employed in the assault role and were
finally phased out in the summer of 1938.
 | A three-view drawing (1660 x 1060) |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1352 kg | 2981 lb |
Empty weight | 959 kg | 2114 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 12.80 m | 42 ft 0 in |
Length | 7.28 m | 24 ft 11 in |
Height | 2.93 m | 10 ft 7 in |
Wing area | 25.00 m2 | 269.10 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 247 km/h | 153 mph |
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