SO.6020 Espadon | |
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The SO.6021 before it was modified as an engine testbed in 1951 | |
Role | Prototype interceptor |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | SNCASO |
First flight | 12 November 1948 |
Number built | 4 |
The Sud-Ouest SO.6020 Espadon (Swordfish) was a French post-war prototype interceptor designed and built by SNCASO during the late 1940s. The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) judged the design a failure despite some records being set and cancelled plans to put it into service in 1951. Only four aircraft were built and they were later modified to serve as testbeds for the mixed rocket and turbojet-powered SNCASO SO.9000 Trident program. Only one badly damaged aircraft survives.