SAB AB-80
{{Short description|1930s French bomber aircraft}}
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The SAB AB-80 was a French bomber built in 1934 by the Société Aérienne Bordelaise (SAB) in Bordeaux.{{cite web|author=Bruno.parmentier |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/constructeur.php?ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=1127 |title=Avions SAB - Aviation française |publisher=Aviafrance.com |accessdate=2012-08-14}}
Design
The SAB AB-80 was a high-wing monoplane bomber development that was intended to eventually also carry troops. It was built wholly of metal and was powered by two {{convert|860|hp|abbr=on|disp=flip}} Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engines.
The aircraft had roofed fighting platforms and the sides were protected by armour plate and bulletproof glass. The gunner's cockpit in the nose had many windows, giving full visibility. It had a non-retractable tailwheel undercarriage.{{cite journal| title=Huge French Bomber Also Transports Troops| journal=Popular Mechanics|date=June 1935| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uN4DAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1933+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA876| accessdate=10 May 2013}}
Development
The first flight of the AB-80 took place on 23 June 1934. Only one unit was built.
Specifications
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See also
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References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|SAB AB-80}}
- [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww1/ab80.html Airwar - AB-80]
- [http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3898444 RCgroups - SAB AB-80 picture]
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Category:Société Aérienne Bordelaise
Category:1930s French bomber aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1934