Dewoitine D.513

The Dewoitine D.513 was a 1930s prototype French monoplane fighter designed and built by Dewoitine.

Development
The D.513 was a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter that first flew on 6 January 1936. The D.513 was powered by a 860hp (641kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs1 inline piston engine and had a retractable tailwheel landing gear. Testing proved that the D.513 was unstable and not able to reach the expected speeds and it was rebuilt with a new fuselage and a modified tail unit. The changes did not improve the stability or the maximum speed and problems were also found in the engine cooling and landing gear, further development was stopped. The second prototype was modified with landing gear and a radiator from the D.503, it was re-designated the D.514LP and was used in high-speed parachute trials.

Variants

 * D.513
 * Prototype with a 860hp (641kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs1 inline piston engine.


 * D.514
 * Originally intended as the second D.513 it was modified for trials including the fitting of a Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs2 engine.

Operators

 * French Air Force
 * French Air Force