The Latécoère 26 was designed in the 1920s as a mail carrier, based on the earlier Latécoère 25 with a longer fuselage, and first flew in 1926. It had a parasol wing with a fixed tailskid landing gear. The main landing gear was both robust and wide-track, to enable the aircraft to land on unprepared surfaces. It was powered by a single nose-mounted Renault 12Ja piston engine, and had room for only two passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot.
Operational historyedit
Most of the aircraft were operated by Aéropostale on North and West African mail routes; two aircraft were sold in Argentina.
Variantsedit
Laté 26
Initial production variant.
Laté 26-2-R
Introduced in 1927 it had a radio compartment.
Laté 26-3
Added fuel tank in wing centre-section.
Laté 26-3-R
With a balanced rudder.
Laté 26-6
Added a co-pilots cockpit in tandem behind the pilot, different landing gear and increased fuel capacity.
Laté 26-6/2
Re-engined with a 500hp (373kW) Renault engine and reduced wing area and tail surfaces.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latécoère 26.
de Joux, Joseph (September 1984). "Les Latécoère 26". La Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 178. pp. 11–16.
de Joux, Joseph (October 1984). "Les Latécoère 26 (deuxième partir)". La Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 179. pp. 17–23.
de Joux, Joseph (November 1984). "Les Latécoère 26 (troisième partie et fin)". La Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 180. pp. 29–31.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 2293.
December 15, 2023
latécoère, french, monoplane, mail, plane, designed, built, latécoère, role, mail, carrying, monoplanemanufacturer, latécoèrefirst, flight, 1926primary, user, aéropostalenumber, built, 90development, editthe, designed, 1920s, mail, carrier, based, earlier, lat. The Latecoere 26 was a French monoplane mail plane designed and built by Latecoere Latecoere 26Role Mail carrying monoplaneManufacturer LatecoereFirst flight 1926Primary user AeropostaleNumber built 90Development editThe Latecoere 26 was designed in the 1920s as a mail carrier based on the earlier Latecoere 25 with a longer fuselage and first flew in 1926 It had a parasol wing with a fixed tailskid landing gear The main landing gear was both robust and wide track to enable the aircraft to land on unprepared surfaces It was powered by a single nose mounted Renault 12Ja piston engine and had room for only two passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot Operational history editMost of the aircraft were operated by Aeropostale on North and West African mail routes two aircraft were sold in Argentina Variants editLate 26 Initial production variant Late 26 2 R Introduced in 1927 it had a radio compartment Late 26 3 Added fuel tank in wing centre section Late 26 3 R With a balanced rudder Late 26 6 Added a co pilots cockpit in tandem behind the pilot different landing gear and increased fuel capacity Late 26 6 2 Re engined with a 500hp 373kW Renault engine and reduced wing area and tail surfaces Operators edit nbsp Argentina nbsp FranceAeropostaleSpecifications 26 2 R editData from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing p 2293 General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 2 passengers and 5 m 176 57 ft of mail Length 17 4 m 57 ft 0 in Wingspan 17 40 m 57 ft 1 in Height 3 90 m 12 ft 1 5 in Wing area 48 60 m2 523 14 sq ft Empty weight 1 590 kg 3 505 lb Gross weight 3 364 kg 7 416 lb Powerplant 1 Renault 12Ja V 12 piston engine 336 kW 450 hp Performance Maximum speed 188 km h 117 mph 102 kn Range 680 km 423 mi 368 nmi Service ceiling 4 750 m 15 585 ft See also editMail planeReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latecoere 26 de Joux Joseph September 1984 Les Latecoere 26 La Fana de l Aviation in French No 178 pp 11 16 de Joux Joseph October 1984 Les Latecoere 26 deuxieme partir La Fana de l Aviation in French No 179 pp 17 23 de Joux Joseph November 1984 Les Latecoere 26 troisieme partie et fin La Fana de l Aviation in French No 180 pp 29 31 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing p 2293 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latecoere 26 amp oldid 1121732919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
