Potez 36

Potez 36

"Challenge International de Tourisme", 1929
Role	Two-seat sport/touring monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Potez
First flight	1929
Number built	300+

The Potez 36 was a French two-seat touring or sport monoplane designed and built by Potez. The Potez 36 was a high-wing braced monoplane with a conventional landing gear. It had an enclosed cabin with side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. The design had some unusual features like folding wings to make it easier to store or to tow behind a motor car. Some of the aircraft had Potez-designed leading-edge slats. The aircraft was popular with both French private owners and flying clubs with a small number being used by the French Air Force during the 1930s as liaison aircraft.

Variants

Potez 36: Prototype of the series powered by a 45 kW (60 hp) Salmson 5Ac radial engine.
Potez36/1: production version powered by a 52 kW (70 hp) Renault 4Pa; two built.
Potez 36/3: Prototype followed by six production aircraft with no slats, powered by a 45 kW (60 hp) Salmson 5Ac radial engine.
Potez 36/5: Variant with no slats but powered by a 71 kW (95 hp) Salmson 7Ac engine; five built.
Potez 36/13: Production version of the 36/5 but fitted with leading-edge slats, 96 built.
Potez 36/14: Variant with a 71 kW (95 hp) Renault 4Pb engine and leading-edge slate and wheel brakes, 103 built.
Potez 36/15: Variant with a 75 kW (100 hp) Potez 6Ab engine, 18 built.
Potez 36/17: Variant with a 78 kW (104 hp) Cirrus Hermes IIB engine, two built.
Potez 36/19: Variant with a 75 kW (100 hp) Renault 4Pci engine, two built.
Potez 36/21: Production variant with a 75 kW (100 hp) Potez 6Ac engine and wheels with balloon tyres, 29 built.

Specifications (Potez 36/3)

Potez 36/14 Renault 95 hp. - gare d'Albert, Somme.

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1 (pilot)
Capacity: 1 (passenger)
Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7¼ in)
Wingspan: 10.45 m (34 ft 3½ in)
Height: 2.45 m (8 ft 0½ in)
Wing area: 20.00 m² (215.29 ft²)
Empty weight: 427 kg (941 lb)
Gross weight: 650 kg (1433 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 5Ac radial piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)
Range: 500 km (311 miles)
Service ceiling: 3600 m (11810 ft)

References

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Notes

↑ Orbis 1985, page 2773

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

Aircraft produced by Potez and Potez-CAMS

Potez	VII VIII IX X XI XII XV XVII XVIII XIX XXII 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 43 45 49 50 501 506 51 53 54 56 58 60 62 63 65 661 662 67 220 230 75 84 91 94

Potez-CAMS	141 160 161

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