Dewoitine D.750

The Dewoitine D.750 was a prototype French twin-engine torpedo bomber.

It was designed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War to operate from the aircraft carriers of the French Navy.

Only a single example was completed, with development ended by France’s defeat by Germany in June 1940.

Specifications

Crew

Two/three

Length

10.39 m (34 ft 1 in)

Wingspan

15.90 m (52 ft 2 in)

Height

2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)

Empty weight

2,917 kg (6,431 lb)

Gross weight

4,272 kg (9,418 lb)

(reconnaissance mission)

Max take-off weight

4,492 kg (9,903 lb)

(torpedo-bomber role)

Powerplant

2 × Renault 12R air-cooled inverted V12 engine, 370 kW (500 hp) each 

Propellers

3-bladed Ratier 1716 variable-pitch propeller, 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in) diameter

Performance

Maximum speed

357 km/h (222 mph, 193 kn) at 1,500 m (4,920 ft)

Cruise speed

240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn) econ cruise at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

Range

1,400 km (900 mi, 780 nmi)

Endurance

6 hr

Armament

Guns

3 × 7.5 mm Darne machine guns, one fixed forward firing, one in dorsal position and one in ventral position

Bombs

1 × 650 kg (1,430 lb) torpedo or 4 × 150 kg (330 lb) bombs or 2× 225 kg (500 lb) bombs or 1× 450 kg (990 lb) bomb.