Potez 29

Development

The Potez 29 was a biplane powered by a nose-mounted 335 kW (450 hp) Lorraine 12Eb broad-arrow piston engine, with a fixed tailskid landing gear. Based on the earlier Potez 25, with the same wings and engine, the Potez 29 had a new fuselage with an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a cabin for five passengers. The 29 proved to be a success; it entered service with civilian airlines, and 120 were delivered to the French Air Force, mainly as an air ambulance and light transport.

Variants

Potez 29

Prototype and six production aircraft with a Lorraine 12Eb engine.

Potez 29/2

Production variant for the French Air Force with a Lorraine 12Eb engine, 123 built.

Potez 29/4

Civil variant with a 359 kW (480 hp) Gnome-Rhône 9Ady Jupiter radial engine, 15 built.

Civil operators

CIDNA

LARES

Aeroput

Military operators

French Air Force

Free French Air Force

Royal Air Force

Specifications (Potez 29)

General characteristics

Crew: 2

Capacity: 5

Length: 10.68 m (35 ft 0 in)

Mid wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)

Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)

Gross weight: 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)

Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine 12Eb W-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 360 kW (480 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 219 km/h (136 mph; 118 kn)

Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)

Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)

Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)