Lioré et Olivier LeO H-242

LeO H.242
Role	Passenger flying boat
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Lioré et Olivier
First flight	1929
Introduction	1933
Retired	1942
Primary user	Air France
Number built	15

The Lioré et Olivier LeO H.242 was a French-manufactured flying boat that was used for European passenger air services in the 1930s. Several were operated by Air France.

One LeO H.242 features at the end of Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin comic King Ottokar's Sceptre. ^[1]

Variants

H-24.01

First prototype. Powered by two 373 kW (500 hp) Renault 12Jb engines. One built.

H-242

Initial production. Powered by four Gnome-Rhône 7Kd Titan Major radial engines. Two were built for Air France and delivered in December 1933 and February 1934. They could carry ten passengers. ^[2]

H-242/1

Revised production version. Modified engine installation. Twelve were built for Air France and delivered between March 1935 and May 1937. They could carry twelve passengers.

Operators

 France

• Air France

 Italy

• Regia Aeronautica - Captured aircraft.

Specifications (H-242/1)

Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Capacity: 12 passengers
• Length: 18.45 m (60 ft 6½ in)
• Wingspan: 28.00 m (91 ft 10¼ in)
• Height: 6.33 m (20 ft 9¼ in)
• Wing area: 116.3 m² (1,251 ft²)
• Empty weight: 5,868 kg (12,937 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 8,700 kg (19,180 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kd Titan Major 7-cylinder radial engine, 261 kW (350 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (130 knots, 149 mph)
• Range: 1,100 km (595 NM, 684 mi)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,765 ft)
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

See also

• Lioré et Olivier LeO H-246

References

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• Donald, David (editor).The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK:Blitz, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.