Loire 102
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| Loire 102 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mailplane flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Loire |
| Maiden flight | 1936 |
| Retired | 1938 |
| Produced | 1 |
The Loire 120 was a 1930s French flying boat designed as a mailplane by Loire.
[edit] Development
The Loire 120 was designed to operate as a mailplane on the South Atlantic route between West Africa and Brazil. The prototype (registered F-AOVV and named Bretagne) first flew on 12 May 1936. It was a flying boat with a two step hull on top was a superstructure with a control cabin and crew compartments. In the forward hull was a cabin for four passengers, and to the rear were holds for mail, baggage and other cargo. It had a high braced wing on top of the wing was four Hispano-Suiza 12Kbrs in tandem pairs (in tractor/pusher configuration). It originally had twin vertical tail surfaces but these were replaced with a single large fin and rudder. The aircraft had severe vibration problems which could not be fixed and Bretagne was scrapped in 1938 without going into service.
[edit] Specifications
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2378.
General characteristics
- Capacity: 4 passengers and cargo
- Wingspan: 34 m (111 ft 6½ in)
- Gross weight: 19100 kg (42,107 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Hispano-Suiza Kbrs-1 liquid-cooled piston engines, 537 kW (720 hp) each
Performance
[edit] See also
Related lists
[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, 2378.
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