title: Blériot XXXVI Torpille
text: # Blériot XXXVI Torpille
  
  The Blériot XXXVI Torpille was an observation monoplane designed in France by Louis Bleriot during the early 1910s. The Blériot XXXVIbis La Vache was operated by Jules Védrines on several daring missions behind enemy lines in the early months of the war.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in)
  * Wingspan: 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in)
  * Wing area: 25 $m^2$ (270 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 375 kg (827 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Lambda 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  * Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
  