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The Latécoère 26 was a French monoplane mail plane designed and built by Latécoère.

Latécoère 26
Role	Mail-carrying monoplane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Latécoère
First flight	1926
Primary user	Aéropostale
Number built	90

Development

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 history

Most of the aircraft were operated by Aéropostale on North and West African mail routes; two aircraft were sold in Argentina.

Variants

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.

Operators

 Argentina

 France

• Aéropostale

Specifications (26-2-R)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 2293.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2 passengers and 5 m³ (176.57 ft³) 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

• Mail plane

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latécoère 26.

• 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.

На других языках

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[fr] Latécoère 26

Le Latécoère 26 est un avion de la compagnie Latécoère créé par Marcel Moine pour pallier les faiblesses du vieillissant Breguet XIV. Il fut construit à 90 exemplaires et utilisé par l'Aéropostale.

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[it] Latécoère 26

Il Latécoère 26 era un aereo postale e trasporto passeggeri ad ala alta a parasole prodotto dall'azienda francese Forges et Ateliers de Construction Latécoère tra la fine degli anni venti e l'inizio degli anni trenta.

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