Bernard 15 Explained

The Bernard 15 C1 or Bernard SIMB AB 15 was a 1920s French single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB).^[1] With the structural failure of the earlier Bernard 14 the Bernard 15 was an improved variant with a greater span upper wing. It was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Hb inline piston engine and had a fixed tailskid landing gear. The performance was not an improvement on the Bernard SIMB AB 14 and only the prototype was built.

Bibliography

• Bruner. Georges. Fighters a la Francaise, Part One. Air Enthusiast . 1977. 3 . 85–95 . 0143-5450.
• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Book: Liron . Jean . Les avions Bernard . 1990 . Éditions Larivière . Paris . 2-84890-065-2. Collection Docavia. 31.

External links

• Bernard 15

Notes and References

1. Liron, pp. 181, 224