The second design of Pierre Levasseur was the PL.2, a single-seat unequal-span biplane inspired by designs from Blackburn Aircraft. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a nose-mounted Renault engine. The first of two prototypes first flew in November 1922. The second aircraft had a four-bladed propeller and other powerplant improvements. Nine production aircraft were built in 1923, these were fitted with ballonets and jettisonable landing gear for operations at sea.[1]
Operational historyedit
The aircraft entered service in 1926 aboard the French aircraft carrierBéarn and continued in use until they were scrapped in 1932.
Variantsedit
PL 2 AT-01 : First torpedo-bomber prototype.
PL 2 AT-02 : Second prototype, equipped with a four-blade propeller.
PL.2 : Single-seat torpedo-bomber aircraft, nine built for the French Navy.
^The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing. 1985, pp. 2317–2318.
Bibliographyedit
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Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander. Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN0-71810-564-8.
Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989. ISBN0-517-69186-8.
January 01, 1970
levasseur, french, biplane, torpedo, bomber, designed, pierre, levasseur, french, navy, june, 1926, role, torpedo, bomber, biplane, manufacturer, levasseur, designer, pierre, levasseur, first, flight, november, 1922, introduction, 1926, retired, 1932, primary,. The Levasseur PL 2 was a French biplane torpedo bomber designed by Pierre Levasseur for the French Navy Levasseur PL 2 Levasseur PL 2 June 1926 Role Torpedo bomber biplane Manufacturer Levasseur Designer Pierre Levasseur First flight November 1922 Introduction 1926 Retired 1932 Primary user French Navy Produced 1922 1923 Number built 11 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 BibliographyDesign and development editThe second design of Pierre Levasseur was the PL 2 a single seat unequal span biplane inspired by designs from Blackburn Aircraft It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a nose mounted Renault engine The first of two prototypes first flew in November 1922 The second aircraft had a four bladed propeller and other powerplant improvements Nine production aircraft were built in 1923 these were fitted with ballonets and jettisonable landing gear for operations at sea 1 Operational history editThe aircraft entered service in 1926 aboard the French aircraft carrier Bearn and continued in use until they were scrapped in 1932 Variants editPL 2 AT 01 First torpedo bomber prototype PL 2 AT 02 Second prototype equipped with a four blade propeller PL 2 Single seat torpedo bomber aircraft nine built for the French Navy Operators edit nbsp France French Navy Escadrille 7B2Specifications editData from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 2 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 14 9 m 49 ft 8 50 in Wingspan 15 15 m 49 ft 8 5 in Height 3 9 m 13 ft 3 25 in Gross weight 3 653 kg 8 053 lb Powerplant 1 Renault 12Ma 433 kW 580 hp Performance Maximum speed 180 km h 112 mph 97 kn Range 700 km 435 mi 378 nmi Service ceiling 2 454 m 8 052 ft Armament 1 x 7 7 mm 0 303 in machine gun 450Kg 992lb Torpedo or bombsReferences editNotes edit Taylor and Alexander 1969 pp 102 103 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 London Orbis Publishing 1985 pp 2317 2318 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Levasseur PL 2 Taylor John W R and Jean Alexander Combat Aircraft of the World New York G P Putnam s Sons 1969 ISBN 0 71810 564 8 Taylor Michael J H Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions 1989 ISBN 0 517 69186 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Levasseur PL 2 amp oldid 1067680937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
