Potez 29
The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger biplane designed and built by Avions Henry Potez. Although designed as a civilian aircraft, a large number entered service with the French Air Force.
Development
The Potez 29 was a biplane powered by a nose-mounted 335 kW (450 hp) Lorraine 12Eb broad-arrow piston engine, with a fixed tailskid landing gear. Based on the earlier Potez 25, with the same wings and engine, the Potez 29 had a new fuselage with an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a cabin for five passengers. The 29 proved to be a success; it entered service with civilian airlines, and 120 were delivered to the French Air Force, mainly as an air ambulance and light transport.
Variants
- Potez 29
- Protoype and six production aircraft with a Lorraine 12Eb engine.
- Potez 29/2
- Production variant for the French Air Force with a Lorraine 12Eb engine, 123 built.
- Potez 29/4
- Civil variant with a 359 kW (480 hp) Gnome-Rhone 9Ady Jupiter radial engine, 15 built.
Operators
Civil operators
- France - Romania
- Romania
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Military operators
- France
- Free French
- United Kingdom
Specifications (Potez 29)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 5
- Length: 10.68 m (35 ft 0.5 in)
- Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0.5 in)
- Loaded weight: 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)
Performance
See also
- Related lists
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.
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