page_title: Dewoitine D.500
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Dewoitine D.500 / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Dewoitine D.511 eksponowany na Międzynarodowym Salonie Lotniczym w Paryżu.
context_page_description: The Dewoitine D.500 was an all-metal, open-cockpit, fixed-undercarriage monoplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by French aircraft manufacturer Dewoitine.
  Developed from a specification issued by the French Air Ministry during 1930, the D.500 was developed to be a more capable replacement to the Nieuport 62. Ordered by the French Air Force during November 1933 and introduced in its initial model during 1935, the design was developed into several variants, most notably the D.510, which was re-engined with the more powerful Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs powerplant. It proved to be a relatively popular aircraft during the Interwar period; in France, in addition to the French Air Force's units, a specialised model of the type, the D.501, was also procured by the French Naval Aviation for carrier operations. Beyond its use in France, the D.500 saw several export sales and evaluations by prospective major customers including the Empire of Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.
  The D.500/D.501 saw combat with several operators.
context_section_description: D.500.01
  First prototype aircraft.
  D.500
  First production version with a 515 kW (691 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs engine and was armed with 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Vickers machine guns or 2 × 7.5 mm (.295 in) Darne machine guns in the nose, provision for 2 × additional Darnes in the wings. 101 built.
  D.500V
  D.500 built for Venezuela - 3 built.
  D.501
  Re-engined with a Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs engine, it was armed with a 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano-Suiza S7 cannon between the engine cylinder banks firing through the propeller hub and 2 × wing-mounted machine guns. 157 built.
  D.501L
  D.501 built for Lithuania - 14 built.
  D.503
  The sole D.511 prototype fitted with a 12Xcrs engine with a circular radiator in the nose, it had the same armament as the D.501. Its first flight was on 15 April 1935, it was found to perform worse than the D.500. The aircraft was briefly the personal mount of René Fonck.
  D.510
  Re-engined with a 640 kW (860 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs and armed with a 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano cannon and 2 × 7.5 mm (0.30 in) MAC 1934 machine guns in the wings. Its first flight was on 14 August 1934, 120 built.
  D.510A
  D.510 built for Britain for evaluation - 1 built.
  D.510C
  D.510 built for China - 24 built.
  D.510J
  D.510 built for Japan for evaluation - 1 built.
  D.510R
  D.510 built for Russia for evaluation - 1 built.
  D.510T
  D.510 built for Turkey - 12 built but deliveries halted by embargo.
  D.511
  Prototype with D.500 fuselage and tail, it had smaller wings, a cantilever undercarriage and a 12Ycrs engine. One prototype was built in 1934 but never flown; it was converted to the D.503.
  AXD1
  The short designation for the single Dewoitine D.510J supplied to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for evaluation in 1935.
  Dewoitine Navy Type D Carrier Fighter
  Long service designation for the D.510J which was supplied to the IJNAS in 1935.
caption: D.511 prototype
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