Potez X

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The Potez X was a French 1920s general-purpose colonial transport aircraft designed and built by Potez.

Development

The Potez X was a three-engined biplane with a fixed nosewheel landing gear supplemented with a tailskid.^[1] The first variant was the Potez X A which was powered by three 140 hp (104 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa piston engines, two strut-mounted between the upper and lower wings and one nose-mounted.^[1] It had an enclosed cabin for 10 passengers with the pilot in an open cockpit behind the cabin.^[1] Later the engines were changed to more powerful Hispano-Suiza 8Ab versions.^[1] Two other variants were built with 280 hp (209 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Bec engines, the X B was a military variant and the X C a commercial variant.^[1]

Variants

XA: Original commercial variant with three 100 kW (140 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa piston engines.^[1]
XB: Military variant with 220 kW (300 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb engines.^[1]
XC: Civil variant with 210 kW (280 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Bec engines.^[1]

Specifications (Potez X A)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 10 passengers
Length: 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 18.40 m (60 ft 4 in)
Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 94 m² (1,010 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
Gross weight: 3,090 kg (6,812 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab , 130 kW (180 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph; 89 kn)
Cruising speed: 132 km/h (82 mph; 71 kn)
Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,045 ft)

References

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Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Orbis 1985, p. 2760

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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