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CAMS 37 A
Technical
Specifications
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Type : CAMS
37A
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Seaplane triplace with
hull for Observation
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Date first flight
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1926
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Wingspan
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14.50 m
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Lenght
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11.43 m
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Height
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4.04 m
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Wing Area
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58 m2
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Empty Weight
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1950 Kg
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Max. Takeoff Weight
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2850 Kg
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Cruising Speed
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km/h.
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Maximum Speed
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185 km/h
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Climbing Speed
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Service ceilling
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4500 m
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Range
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1200kms
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Crew
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3
Men
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Motorization
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1 Engine
Lorraine 12Ed 'Courlis' 12 cyl in W of 450 Hp
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Armament
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2 mobile
machine-gun Vickers of 7.7mm in fmobil turret
300 Kgs of bombs
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387 CAMS 37, all versions
combined, were manufactured. See distribution in version section.
To
date, out of the
387 aircraft
manufactured
, 19 are
listed in the list below :
In May 1924, the new design
office of the CAMS Company, directed by Maurice HUREL, designed
a seaplane capable of being used from a naval base or a ship of
the line: the CAMS 37
The prototype of rustic construction, is presented in the form of
a three-seater seaplane Biplan in wood with folding wings. Its engine,
installed in propulsive, is a 12-cylinder Lorraine V engine, cooled
by liquid, of 400 hp. It is installed between the wings, carried
by a set of masts.
The second prototype has an amphibious hull (with wheels) and is
powered by a more powerful 450 hp Lorraine. The two aircraft make
their first flights at the beginning of 1926. The Naval Aviation,
interested, places an order for the amphibious version, CAMS 37A:
185 copies will be built.
For advertising purposes, a CAMS 37 GR (Grand Raid) version will
fly more than 22000 kms in Africa between October 12, 1926 and March
9, 1927.
From October 1928, the first units received the new aircraft, either
on land (Escadrille 4S1 in Caruba) or on board (Croissiers Tourville
and Cuirassé Edgard QUINET); from November 1930, the CAMS
37 will also equip a squadron in Indochina.
At the outbreak of the conflict in 1939, the CAMS 37 was out of
fashion and was logically assigned to training or to servitude tasks.
However, two new units, the 2S-S and 2S-4, were created during mobilization
and were equipped with old CAMS 37s... They will carry out coastal
patrols and surveillance missions.
It is likely that the last aircraft flew in Indochina, until 1942.
In the end, the CAMS 37 will be declined in 13 versions for a total
production of 387 aircraft.
The CAMS 37 was therefore
manufactured in 13th versions.
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Version
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Quantity
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Details
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| CAMS
37 |
1
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Seaplane
three-seater Observation |
| CAMS
37 A |
185
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Observation
Amphibious Seaplane |
| CAMS
37/2 |
45
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Seaplane
three-seater non-amphibious observation. The hull is elongated
compared to CAMS 37 A. |
| CAMS
37/ A-3 |
1
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Seaplane
three-seater observation. The hull is elongated compared to
the CAMS 37 A |
| CAMS
37 A-6 LIA |
36
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Four-seater
closed cabin cockpit seaplane |
| CAMS
37 A-9 |
4
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Four-seater
seaplane with closed cockpit connection. The A6 is distinguished
from the A9 by its hull in Duralumin |
| CAMS
37 GR |
1
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Raid
plane, amphibious |
| CAMS
37/10 |
2
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Catapultable
seaplane for the transport of mail. Embarked on the liner
"Ile de France", they are catapulted to 750kms of
the coasts, and thus made it possible to reduce the delivery
time of the mail |
| CAMS
37/11 ou 37/E |
110
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Four-seaplane
training seaplane |
| CAMS
37/12 |
1
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Seaplane
four-seater transport |
| CAMS
37/13 |
1
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Seaplane
three-seater sanitary transport |
Bibliography
1 ) _ Editions
LELA-PRESSE - January - February 2003
AVION
No
118 - 119 : " CAMS 37 of the Navy"
From
Lucien MORAREAU
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2)
_ Editions Larivière - September - October - November
1987
Le Fana de L'Aviation No214 - 215 - 216 : "Les Hydravions
CAMS "
From Jezan LIRON
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