Potez 23
{{Short description|French prototype fighter biplane}}
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| name = Potez 23 | image = | alt = | caption = }}{{Infobox aircraft type | more users = | type = Fighter | national origin = France | manufacturer = Potez | designer = Henry Potez | first flight = | introduced = | retired = | status = Cancelled | primary user = France | produced = 1923 | number built = 1 | program cost = | unit cost = | developed from = Potez XV | variants with their own articles = Potez 25 }} |
The Potez 23 was a prototype French single-engine fighter biplane designed in 1923.
History
The Potez 23 was built by Potez in response to the C1 fighter program issued by the STAé in 1923. The C1 fighter specification called for a speed of {{convert|240|kph|mph}}, an armament of two forward firing machine guns, and both armored tanks and drop tanks.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
The structure was made of wooden spars,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=9628&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=1057&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF=|title=Potez 23}} the fuselage was covered with screwed and glued plywood, and the wings, empennage, and tail were covered in canvas. Wing tethering{{clarify|date=April 2018}} is simplified and builds on the experience gained on the Potez XV.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
The aircraft did achieve the required performance and was not accepted for production. However, it was developed into the Potez 25.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
Specifications
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References
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- {{cite book |last1=Green |first1=William |last2=Swanborough |first2=Gordon |title=The Complete Book of Fighters |year=1994 |location=New York |publisher=Smithmark Publishers Inc. |isbn=0-8317-3939-8}}
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Category:1920s French experimental aircraft