Breguet 14

what is it?

The Breguet XIV (in contemporary practice) or Breguet 14 is a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was built in very large numbers and production continued for many years after the end of the war. The Breguet 14 was among the first mass-produced aircraft to use large amounts of aluminium, rather than wood or steel, in its structure. This allowed the airframe to be both lighter and stronger, making the aircraft fast and agile, and it was able to outrun some contemporary fighters.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane

base stats

• speed 195 km/htop speed
• size 1,769 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7,800made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 110 years ago, in 1916.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1916-11-21

introduced

1917

status

retired

number built

7,800

role

bomber and reconnaissance

makers

Breguet Aviation

engines

1× Renault 12Fcx / Renault 12Fe

length

8.9 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,769 kg

top speed

195 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,200 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.