Arsenal - Delanne 10-C2

Via Gary Webster

The Arsenal - Delanne 10-C2 was an unusual-appearing general-purpose French fighter protoype which appeared shortly before the start of the Second World War. Its tandem-wing concept was tested with the Delanne 20 light two-seat aircraft and was originally planned as yet another lightweight fighter, or "Jockey," a concept which the French pursued during the 1930's almost to the point of obsession. It evolved out of this into a two-seat general-purpose or army co-operation aircraft; this was the same role the British Westland Lysander originally fulfilled. The first, and apparently only, prototype was about to begin flight tests when the French were overtaken by the Germans. It was eventually flown late in 1941, and was later taken to Germany for continued tests. Little information is available about the results of these tests or the final disposition of this unusual aircraft.

Timeline

• June 1940: Arsenal factory occupied by German troops.
• October 1941: First flight of prototype.

Specifications	10-C2
Designer(s)	Maurice Delanne
Mission Type	General purpose fighter, army co-operation
Powerplant	1 x 860 hp - 1,010 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs 12-cylinder liquid-cooled piston
Dimensions
Span	33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Length	24 ft 0.5 in (7.33 m)
Height	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) -- 10 ft 0.5 in (3.06 m)
Wing area	242.19 sq ft (22.5 m2)
Weights
Empty	?
Loaded	6,349 lb (2,880 kg)
Gross	6,287 lb (2,852 kg)
Max	?
Performance
Max speed	342 mph @ 14,764 ft (550 km/hr @ 4,500 m)
Cruise speed	?
Initial climb rate	?
Time to 16,405 ft (5,000 m)	6.5 min
Service ceiling	32,810 ft (10,000 m)
Range	?
Endurance	1.5 hrs @ 95% power
Armament (not installed)	1 x 20 mm Hispano-Suiza cannon firing through propellor hub 2 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns in wings 2 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns in rear cockpit
Crew	Two (tandem)
User	France, Germany
Number built	One
Construction Numbers	?
Serial Numbers	?

Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 prototype

Profiles

Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 prototype; color scheme is speculative based on photos.	Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 prototype with German markings; again speculative based on photos.
Speculative production version with armament in typical French color scheme.	Speculative production version with armament in typical French color scheme.

Web Links

• Virtual Aircraft Museum
  • Arsenal-Delanne 10

Via Eric Bond

Via Gary Webster

Sources

1. Beauchamp, Gary. Falcons of France: The Demise, Destruction & Death of French Fighter Forces in World War II. Wings, June 1996, Volume 26 Number 3.
2. Bowers, Peter M. Unconventional Aircraft. Tab Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, 1984. ISBN 0-8306-2384-1.
   (Thanks to Randy Stiefer for bringing this book to my attention)
3. Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters: An illustrated encyclopedia of every fighter aircraft built and flown. Salamander Books, London, 1994. ISBN 0-86101-643-2
4. Updated information and other References:
   • Graham Salt:
     • Email Message Three

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