Belgium Air Force
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In 1934, the Belgian Air Force drew up a specification for a multi-purpose bomber and long-range reconnaissance aircraft, which could also act as a heavy fighter. To meet this requirement, designs were produced by Les Atelier de Constructions Aéronautiques Belges (LACAB) and by Stampe et Vertongen (the Stampe SV-10).
The LACAB design was a twin engined biplane of mixed construction, with a slab-sided steel tube fuselage with plywood and fabric covering and wooden, two-bay un-equal span wings. It was powered by two Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major radial engines mounted between the wings, and was fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Manually operated gun turrets, each mounting two machine guns, were mounted in nose and dorsal positions, while a further two guns were in a ventral position. The sole prototype first flew on 14 May 1936, being handed over to the Belgian Air Force for testing on 2 July 1936. The Spanish Republican Air Force attempted to buy the prototype LACAB GR.8, but the international arms embargo prevented delivery to Spain. The prototype was badly damaged in a landing accident on 4 April 1938 with its undercarriage and starboard wings destroyed. Although the aircraft was repaired, it was not flown again, and no production was undertaken, with the GR.8 being scrapped after the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940.
The LACAB design was a twin engined biplane of mixed construction, with a slab-sided steel tube fuselage with plywood and fabric covering and wooden, two-bay un-equal span wings. It was powered by two Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major radial engines mounted between the wings, and was fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Manually operated gun turrets, each mounting two machine guns, were mounted in nose and dorsal positions, while a further two guns were in a ventral position. The sole prototype first flew on 14 May 1936, being handed over to the Belgian Air Force for testing on 2 July 1936. The Spanish Republican Air Force attempted to buy the prototype LACAB GR.8, but the international arms embargo prevented delivery to Spain. The prototype was badly damaged in a landing accident on 4 April 1938 with its undercarriage and starboard wings destroyed. Although the aircraft was repaired, it was not flown again, and no production was undertaken, with the GR.8 being scrapped after the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940.
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excellent, but some weird looking birds though!
excellent, but some weird looking birds though!
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