Dewoitine D.33

what is it?

The Dewoitine D.33 was a single-engine low-wing all-metal monoplane aircraft designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dewoitine. It is best remembered for setting a long-distance world record on its maiden flight in 1930. The D.33 was developed in response to an initiative by the French Air Ministry to encourage advanced into the nation's industrial aeronautical capabilities.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 28 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 235 km/htop speed
• size 9,800 kgmax take-off weight

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 96 years ago, in 1930.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 28 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1930

number built

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role

single-engine low-wing monoplane

makers

Dewoitine

engines

1× Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr

length

14.4 m

wingspan

28 m

height

5 m

max take-off weight

9,800 kg

top speed

235 km/h

range

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