The Loire 70 was designed to meet a 1932 French Navy requirement for a long-range flying boat for maritime reconnaissance and bombing. The prototype first flew on 28 December 1933.[1] It was an all-metal monoplane, with a heavily braced high wing, with three radial engines mounted above the wing, two as tractors and one as a pusher. The original engines, three 500 hp (373 kW) Gnome et Rhône 9Kbr radials, were not powerful enough and were replaced with 740 hp (552 kW) Gnome-Rhône 9Kfr radials. Seven production aircraft were produced.
Operational history
The seven production aircraft and the prototype were all delivered to the French Navy, serving with Escadrille E7 at Karouba in Tunisia. During the early days of World War II, the aircraft carried out patrols in the Mediterranean. In an Italian air raid on their base on 12 June 1940, three of the four surviving aircraft were destroyed.[1] The remaining Loire 70 was one of a number of aircraft that were requested to be scrapped on 4 October 1941.[2]
Bousquet, Gérard (April 1992). "Le Loire 70: Malchanceux jusqu'au bout". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 269. pp. 16–30.
Bousquet, Gérard (April 1992). "Le Loire 70: Le Malchanceux...2e partie". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 270. pp. 50–55.
Bousquet, Gérard (2013). French Flying Boats of WW II. Sandomierz, Poland: Stratus. ISBN978-83-63678-06-7.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
December 28, 2022
loire, 1930s, french, long, range, maritime, reconnaissance, flying, boat, produced, loire, aviation, seaplane, loire, 70role, long, range, maritime, reconnaissance, flying, boatmanufacturer, loirefirst, flight, december, 1933introduction, 1937primary, user, f. The Loire 70 was a 1930s French long range maritime reconnaissance flying boat produced by Loire Aviation Loire 70Seaplane Loire 70Role Long range maritime reconnaissance flying boatManufacturer LoireFirst flight 28 December 1933Introduction 1937Primary user French NavyNumber built 8 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Operator 4 Specifications 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyDesign and development Edit Wind tunnel model of the Loire 70 The Loire 70 was designed to meet a 1932 French Navy requirement for a long range flying boat for maritime reconnaissance and bombing The prototype first flew on 28 December 1933 1 It was an all metal monoplane with a heavily braced high wing with three radial engines mounted above the wing two as tractors and one as a pusher The original engines three 500 hp 373 kW Gnome et Rhone 9Kbr radials were not powerful enough and were replaced with 740 hp 552 kW Gnome Rhone 9Kfr radials Seven production aircraft were produced Operational history EditThe seven production aircraft and the prototype were all delivered to the French Navy serving with Escadrille E7 at Karouba in Tunisia During the early days of World War II the aircraft carried out patrols in the Mediterranean In an Italian air raid on their base on 12 June 1940 three of the four surviving aircraft were destroyed 1 The remaining Loire 70 was one of a number of aircraft that were requested to be scrapped on 4 October 1941 2 Operator Edit FranceFrench NavySpecifications EditData from 1 General characteristicsCrew 8 Length 19 501 m 63 ft 11 3 4 in Wingspan 30 001 m 98 ft 5 1 8 in Height 6 750 m 22 ft 1 3 4 in Wing area 136 00 m2 1 463 9 sq ft Empty weight 6 500 kg 14 330 lb Gross weight 10 500 kg 23 148 lb Max takeoff weight 11 500 kg 25 353 lb Powerplant 3 Gnome Rhone 9Kfr nine cylinder radial engines 550 kW 740 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 235 km h 146 mph 127 kn at sea level Cruise speed 165 0 km h 102 5 mph 89 1 kn Range 3 001 km 1 865 mi 1 621 nmi Service ceiling 4 000 m 13 120 ft Time to altitude 6 min to 1 000 m 3 280 ft 26 min 6 sec to 3 000 m 9 840 ft Armament Guns Six 7 5mm 0 295 in Darne machine guns Bombs Four 150 kg 330 lb bombsSee also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loire 70 Related lists List of aircraft of World War II List of Interwar military aircraftReferences Edit a b c Green William 1968 Warplanes of the Second World War Volume Five Flying Boats London Macdonald pp 6 9 ISBN 0 356 01449 5 Bousquet May 1992 pp 53 55Bibliography EditBousquet Gerard April 1992 Le Loire 70 Malchanceux jusqu au bout Le Fana de l Aviation in French No 269 pp 16 30 Bousquet Gerard April 1992 Le Loire 70 Le Malchanceux 2e partie Le Fana de l Aviation in French No 270 pp 50 55 Bousquet Gerard 2013 French Flying Boats of WW II Sandomierz Poland Stratus ISBN 978 83 63678 06 7 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loire 70 amp oldid 1128775712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
