The Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 was a French night-bomber aircraft built by Lioré et Olivier.
The LeO 20 was a development of the LeO 122 prototype. It won the 1926 French ministry competition for a new night-bomber, and received an order for 50 aircraft. The first were delivered at the end of 1926 and flight tested at Villacoublay in 1927. A total of 311 aircraft were delivered to the French air arm, ending in December 1932.
LeO 20 - twin-engine night bomber with Gnome-Rhône 9Ady engines (320 built)
LeO 201 - re-designation for parachute trainers converted from LeO 20
LeO 203 - four-engine version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engines
LeO H-20/4 - floatplane version of LeO 203
LeO 206 - production version of LeO 203 with revised nose, ventral "balcony" and tail gun (37 built)
LeO 207 - similar to LeO 206 but with different nose and smaller "balcony" (3 built)
LeO 208 - similar to LeO 20 but with enclosed cabin and Gnome-Rhône 14Mrs engines
Brazil
Brazilian Air Force
France
French Air Force
21st Regiments d'Aviation
22nd Regiments d'Aviation
12th Regiments d'Aviation
34th Regiments d'Aviation
Aeronautique Militaire School
French Navy
Romania
Royal Romanian Air Force
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General characteristics
Capacity: 3
Length: 13.81 m (45 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 22.25 m (73 ft in)
Height: 4.26 m (13 ft 12 in)
Wing area: 105 m2 (1,130 ft2)
Empty weight: 2,725 kg (6,008 lb)
Gross weight: 5,460 kg (12,037 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Gnome-Rhone 9Ady radial piston, 313 kW (420 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 198 km/h (123 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (621 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,760 m (18,900 ft)
Armament
2x 7.7mm machine guns on pivot mount in nose
2x 7.7mm machine guns in dorsal position
1x 7.7mm machine gun in ventral bin
up to 500kg (1,102lb) of bombs
