SPAD S.XIII

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World War I military aircraft biplane fighter aircraft

The SPAD S.XIII was a highly successful French World War I biplane fighter, renowned for its speed, robustness, and widespread use by Allied aces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
SPAD S.XIII canonical	2
SECM SPAD XII	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I military aircraft ⓘ biplane ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	single-seat biplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial	wooden structure with fabric covering ⓘ
armament	2 × fixed forward-firing Vickers machine guns ⓘ
category	French fighter aircraft ⓘ World War I aircraft of France ⓘ biplanes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Louis Béchereau NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFrom	SPAD S.VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	Hispano-Suiza 8Be V-8 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	1910s ⓘ
firstFlight	1917 ⓘ
fuselageType	wooden box-girder fuselage ⓘ
introduced	1917 ⓘ
landingGear	fixed tailskid landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Société Pour l’Aviation et ses Dérivés NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 133 mph ⓘ about 215 km/h ⓘ
notableFor	high speed for its time ⓘ robust structure ⓘ widespread use by Allied aces ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 8,000 ⓘ
operator	Belgian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovak Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ French Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerplant	1 × Hispano-Suiza water-cooled V-8 piston engine ⓘ
primaryRole	fighter ⓘ
productionStatus	mass-produced ⓘ
serviceCeiling	about 21,300 ft ⓘ about 6,500 m ⓘ
successor	SPAD S.XX NERFINISHED ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tailplane ⓘ
usedBy	Allied powers in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByAce	Eddie Rickenbacker NERFINISHED ⓘ Francesco Baracca NERFINISHED ⓘ Georges Guynemer NERFINISHED ⓘ René Fonck NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	World War I ⓘ
wingConfiguration	two-bay biplane ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuport 28 fighter → successor → SPAD S.XIII ⓘ

subject surface form: Nieuport 28

Hispano-Suiza 8 → usedInAircraft → SPAD S.XIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: SECM SPAD XII