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need on improvised landing fields.

Visibility should be perfect towards the front and below. Pusher type motor is not prohibited.

The pilot and observer should be as close together as possible and should be able to communicate by sight and voice without aviophone.

The airplane should carry double controls or should have easy passage from the cockpit of the observer to that of the pilot.

The motors should be easily managed, sure and silenced.

Intended for bombarding unprotected targets, it should be able to descent very low for the bombardment and to zoom up and climb rapidly. 

Tanks should be protected or easily detachable.

ARMAMENT - Two twin-machine guns on the tourelle for use of the observer; a machine gun firing below, towards the rear; 500 cartridges per gun. The machine guns should permit firing upon objects on the ground.

The airplane should be able to carry 500 kilogrammes of bombs with four hours' fuel; besides, it should be furnished with removable bomb racks for a weight of projectiles corresponding to one fourth of the fuel; the bomb racks should permit the easy change from one to the other of the following equipments:

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