Engineering:Latécoère 582
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| Latécoère 582 | |
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| Role | long-range patrol flying-boat |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Latécoère |
| First flight | 25 July 1935 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Latécoère 582 was a 1930s France long-range patrol flying-boat designed and built by Latécoère for the French Navy. First flown on 25 July 1935 the 583 was a parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat. Powered by three 890 hp (663 kW) Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs radial piston engines. The French Navy choose to buy the Breguet Bizerte and the one Latécoère 582 ended up as a flying test bed at Saint-Raphaël.[1]
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Wingspan: 28.00 m (91 ft 10 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,600 kg (25,574 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs radial piston engine, 660 kW (890 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
See also
Related lists
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orbis 1985, pp. 2,296.
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). London: Orbis. OCLC 669683964.
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