The Bernard H.V.40 was a

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Société des Avions Bernard ''Société des Avions Bernard'' () was a French aircraft manufacturer of the early 20th century. History The company was founded in April 1917 by Adolphe Bernard as Etablissements Adolphe Bernard to licence-build SPAD fighters. Immediately ...

for the French government to compete in the 1929

Schneider Trophy The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or (incorrectly) the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded first annually, and later biennially, to the winner of a race for seaplanes and ...

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The H.V.40 and H.V.41 were two designs ordered for use by the French team in the 1929

. The H.V.40 was designed by Georges Bruner and was similar to the

Bernard 20 __NOTOC__ The Bernard 20 was a single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the France, French aircraft manufacturer Société des Avions Bernard. Derived from the Bernard V2 racing aircraft, the Bernard 20 was originally displaye ...

landplane fighter. It was a streamlined single-seat cantilever monoplane and had two metal floats attached underneath the fuselage on inverted vee-struts. The H.V.40 was to powered by a Gnome-Rhône 9Kfr Mistral radial engine. The aircraft was ready for testing by May 1929 but due to delays with the engine it did not fly and the French government withdrew the team from the 1929 race. Originally designed to produce the Mistral never achieved the required power output and the H.V.40 did not fly until July 1931. The first flight was from Lake Berre the base of the French team for the 1931 race. The H.V.40 flew well but had poor high-speed performance and was only used for a number of training flights.

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