Lioré et Olivier LeO 7

Lioré et Olivier 7
Role	Bomber escort biplane
Manufacturer	Lioré et Olivier
First flight	1922
Primary users	French Air Force French Navy
Number built	33

The Lioré et Olivier LéO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built by Lioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.

Development

The LéO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LéO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (the LéO 7/2) had a wide-track landing gear and gunner's cockpits in the snub nose and amidships. The pilot was located in a cockpit just nehind the wing trailing edge. Twenty LéO 7/2s were built followed by 12 LéO 7/3s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.

Variants

LéO 7

Prototype

LéO 7/2

Production version for the French Air Force, 20 built

LéO 7/3

Production version for the French Navy, 12 built.

Operators

 France

• French Air Force
• French Navy

Specifications (LéO 7/2)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 2320. 

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 (pilot and two gunners)
• Wingspan: 18.59 m (60 ft 11¾ in)
• Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 engines, 223 kW (300 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)

Armament

• 400kg (882lb) bombs

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. pp. 2320. 

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