Latécoère 26
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| Latécoère 26 | |
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| Type | Mail-carrying monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Latécoère |
| Maiden flight | 1926 |
| Primary user | Aéropostale |
| Number built | 90 |
The Latécoère 26 was a French monoplane mailplane designed and built by Latécoère.
[edit] Development
Designed in the 1920s as a mail carrier the Latécoère 26 first flew in 1926, based on the earlier Latécoère 25 with a longer fuselage. It had a parasol wing with a fixed tailskid landing gear. The main landing gear was both robust and wide-track to enable the aircraft to land on unprepared surfaces. Powered by a single nose-mounted Renault 12Ja piston engine. Designed as a mail carrier it had room for only two passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot.
[edit] Operational history
Most of the aircraft were operated by Aéropostale on North and West African mail routes, two aircraft were sold in Argentina.
[edit] Variants
- Laté 26
- Initial production variant.
- Laté 26-2-R
- Introduced in 1927 it had a radio compartment.
- Laté 26-3
- Added fuel tank in wing centre-section.
- Laté 26-3-R
- With a balanced rudder.
- Laté 26-6
- Added a co-pilots cockpit in tandem behind the pilot, different landing gear and increased fuel capacity.
- Laté 26-6/2
- Re-engined with a 500hp (373kW) Renault engine and reduced wing area and tail surfaces.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (26-2-R)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2293.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2293.
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