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The initial derivative of the VG 30, the VG 31, differed
from its predecessor in having the radiator bath moved
aft for CG reasons, and in having a smaller wing of
12.00m2. It was proposed to power this
development with an 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y31 12-
cylinder liquid-cooled engine, but the prototype was
never assembled. The VG 32 reverted to the original
wing and was powered by a 1,040hp Allison V-1710-
C15 engine, but the prototype was captured by German
forces at Villacoublay two weeks before its scheduled
maiden flight in 1940. The first development of the
basic design to fly was thus the VG 33, which commenced
its test programme on 24 May 1939. A production
contract for 220 examples was placed in September
1939, this contract eventually being increased to
1,000 machines, but only 19 had been completed by the
Chantiers Aero-Maritimes de la Seine by the time
France collapsed. The VG 33 carried an armament of
one 20mm Hispano-Suiza 404 cannon and four 7.5mm
MAC 1934 M39 machine guns, and was powered by an 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y31 engine.
| MODEL | VG.33 |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2720 kg | 5997 lb |
| Empty weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 10.80 m | 35 ft 5 in |
| Length | 8.55 m | 28 ft 1 in |
| Height | 3.35 m | 10 ft 12 in |
| Wing area | 14 m2 | 150.69 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 558 km/h | 347 mph |
| Cruise speed | 487 km/h | 303 mph |
| Ceiling | 11000 m | 36100 ft |
| Range | 1200 km | 746 miles |
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