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 20LeO 203 - four-engine version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kb enginesLeO H-20/4 - floatplane version of LeO 203LeO 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 BrazilBrazilian Air Force FranceFrench Air Force21st Regiments d'Aviation22nd Regiments d'Aviation12th Regiments d'Aviation34th Regiments d'AviationAeronautique Militaire SchoolFrench Navy RomaniaRoyal Romanian Air ForceData from
General characteristics
Capacity: 3Length: 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) eachPerformance
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 nose2x 7.7mm machine guns in dorsal position1x 7.7mm machine gun in ventral binup to 500kg (1,102lb) of bombs
