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Latécoère 380

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Top speed
  
209 km/h

Length
  
17 m

Wingspan
  
31 m

Manufacturer
  
Groupe Latécoère

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The Latécoère 380 was a flying boat airplane built in France in 1928 for use on Aéropostale's mail routes to South America. The plane later saw military service as a maritime patrol aircraft.

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It was a conventional flying boat design with a parasol wing braced to sponsons on the duselage sides, and two engines mounted in a tandem push-pull pair. In September 1931, it was used to set six world seaplane records, including three speed-with-load-over-distance records and a closed circuit distance-with-load record of 2,208 km (1,372 mi). A second mail plane was constructed soon afterwards, with the three military examples following in 1934.

Variants

  • Latécoère 380 - mailplane version (2 built)
  • Latécoère 381 - maritime patrol version (3 built). Armed with twin 7.5 mm Darne machine guns in three positions, and 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs on underwing racks.

    • Unbuilt variants

  • Latécoère 382 - tandem Hispano engines, weights and performance similar to Latécoère 381.
  • Latécoère 383 - 'Un Hydravion d'exploration', with reduced span and wing area and four 350 hp Gnome-Rhône 7Kd engines mounted fore and aft of the wing in tandem pairs. The cabin was enlarged and fitted out as living quarters.
  • Latécoère 383 bis - The Latécoère 383 fitted with Latécoère 381 wings.
  • Latécoère 384 - The designation of the Latécoère 383 fitted with four 350 hp Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engines.
  • Latécoère 384 bis - The designation of the Latécoère 383 bis fitted with four 350 hp Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engines.
  • Latécoère 385 - The designation of the Latécoère 383/4 fitted with three 500 hp Gnome-Rhône 9Kbr engines, two tractor and one pusher in wing mounted nacelles.
  • Latécoère 386 - The designation of the Latécoère 381 fitted with three 700 hp Gnome-Rhone 14Kbr engines, two tractor and one pusher in wing mounted nacelles.

    • Operators

     France
  • Aéronavale
  • Escadrille 3E3 (Saint-Raphaël, 1934)
  • Aéropostale

    • Specifications (Laté 380)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Length: 17.20 m (56 ft 65 in)
  • Wingspan: 31.40 m (103 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 130.0 m2 (1,400 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 5,475 kg (12,070 lb)
  • Gross weight: 9,475 kg (20,889 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs, 511 kW (685 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 209 km/h (130 mph)
  • Range: 4,000 km (2,190 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,700 m (15,400 ft)

    • References

    Latécoère 380 Wikipedia
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