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Loire 210

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Top speed
  
299 km/h

Length
  
9.51 m

Retired
  
1939

Wingspan
  
12 m

Introduced
  
1939

Manufacturer
  
Loire Aviation

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The Loire 210 was a French single-seat catapult-launched fighter seaplane designed and built by Loire Aviation for the French Navy.

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Design and development

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The Loire 210 was designed to meet a 1933 French Navy requirement for a single-seat catapult-launched fighter seaplane. The prototype first flew at Saint Nazaire on 21 March 1935. The fuselage came from the earlier Loire 46 fitted with a new low-wing which was foldable for shipboard stowage. It had a large central float and two underwing auxiliary floats and was powered by a single nose-mounted Hispano-Suiza 9Vbs radial engine.

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The prototype was evaluated by the French Navy against the Bernard H 110, Potez 453 and Romano R.90 with the 210 achieving a production order for 20 aircraft in March 1937. The production aircraft were fitted with four wing-mounted Darne machine guns (the prototype had only two).

Operational history

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The aircraft entered service with the French Navy in August 1939, within three months five aircraft had been lost due to structural failure of the wing. All the remaining aircraft were grounded and withdrawn from use.

Variants

Loire 210.01
First prototype aircraft.
Loire 210
Single-seat fighter seaplane.

Operators

 France
  • French Navy
  • Escadrille HC.1
  • Escadrille HC.2

    • Specifications

    Data from The Complete Book of Fighters

    General characteristics

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  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 9.51 m (31 ft 2¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 11.79 m (38 ft 8¼ in)
  • Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 5¼ in)
  • Wing area: 20.3 m2 (218.5 ft2)
  • Gross weight: 2100 kg (4629 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 9Vbs radial piston engine, 537 kW (720 hp)

    • Performance

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  • Maximum speed: 299 km/h (186 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 199.5 km/h (124 mph)
  • Range: 750 km (466 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 9.4 m/s (1,897.8 ft/min)

    • Armament

  • 4 x 7.5 mm (0.295 in) Darne machine guns (wing-mounted)

    • References

    Loire 210 Wikipedia
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