Frank Riera
Dewoitine D.520
GC I/3, 2 Escadrille, Armée de l'Air (April 1940)

Specifications (Dewoitine D.520C.1)

General characteristics

Crew: one
Length: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 5? in)
Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 15.87 m² (171 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,123 kg (4,680 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,677 kg (5,902 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,785 kg (6,140 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 690 kW (930
hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 560 km/h (302 kn, 347 mph)
Range: 1,250 km (675 nmi, 777 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 14.3 m/s (2,820 ft/min)
Wing loading: 167 kg/m² (34.2 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 257 W/kg (0.156 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns:
1 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 (60-round drum) cannon
4 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 (675 rpg) machine guns