Borel-Odier Bo-T

Borel-Odier Bo-T

The Borel-Odier Bo-T (also known as the Borel-Odier torpedo floatplane) was a French twin-engined float biplane designed by Borel but built by Antoine Odier for the French Navy.

Design and development

The Bo-T was a biplane powered by two 164 kW (220 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines and fitted with twin floats.[1] It had room under the fuselage for a torpedo.[1] The prototype was destroyed on the first flight in August 1916 but the French Navy still placed and order for 91 aircraft. Deliveries did not start until 1917 and were stopped when the Armistice was signed. Only a few aircraft saw operational use on coastal patrols in the mediterranean.
In 1919 a ten-passenger transport variant was flown designated Bo-C but it was destroyed during testing.

Specifications (Bo-T)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
Length: 11.23 m (36 ft 10½ in)
Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7½ in)
Height: 3.93 m (12 ft 10¾ in)
Empty weight: 1200 kg (2646 lb)
Gross weight: 2400 kg (5291 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ba inline piston engines, 164 kW (220 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 124 km/h (77 mph)
Armament
2 × 7.7mm (0.303in) Lewis machine-guns on flexible mounts
1 × 650kg (1433lb) Torpedo