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The Loire 130 was a French flying boat that saw service during World War II. It was designed and built by Loire Aviation of St Nazaire.

Loire 130
Loire 130 on catapult
Role	Reconnaissance flying boat Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Loire
First flight	November 19, 1934
Introduction	1937
Retired	1951
Primary users	French Navy French Air Force
Produced	1937–1942
Number built	125

Development

The Loire 130 originated from a mid-1930s requirement from the French Navy for a reconnaissance seaplane or flying boat that could also serve aboard French battleships and cruisers. Chosen in 1936 against five competitors (Bréguet 610, Gourdou-Leseurre GL-820 HY, Levasseur PL.200, Potez CAMS 120), the Loire 130's performance was deemed to be good and production orders for 150 of the machines were placed. It entered production in 1937 and replaced most shipborne seaplanes and flying boats already in service.

Operational service

In the late 1930s, Loire 130s were serving aboard most battleships and cruisers of the French Navy, as well as aboard the seaplane tender Commandant Teste. Although appearing quite obsolete and having very marginal performance for their time, quite a few Loire 130s survived the war and remained in post-war French service, especially in French colonies until 1951.

Variants

Loire 130 M

Production version.

Loire 130 Cl

Colonial variant with enlarged radiator and Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs

Operators

 France

• French Air Force
• French Navy

Specifications (Loire 130 M)

Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Five Flying Boats [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Capacity: 4 passengers (as transport)
• Length: 11.300 m (37 ft 0+7⁄8 in)
• Wingspan: 15.999 m (52 ft 5+7⁄8 in)
• Height: 3.848 m (12 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
• Wing area: 38.17 m² (410.9 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,260 kg (7,187 lb) (catapult launch)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xirs liquid-cooled V12 engine, 540 kW (720 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn) at 2,100 m (6,890 ft)
• Cruise speed: 164 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn) at 1,500 m (4,920 ft)
• Endurance: 7.5 hr at 150 km/h (93 mph) and 500 m (1,640 ft)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Time to altitude: 12 min to 3,000 m (9,840 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 2 x 7.5 mm Darne machine guns
• Bombs: 2 x 75 kg (165 lb) bombs

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II
• List of aircraft of World War II
• List of Interwar military aircraft
• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

Bibliography

• Bousquet, Gérard. French Flying Boats of WW II. Sandomierz, Poland: Stratus, 2013 ISBN 978-83-63678-06-7
• Green, William (1962). War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Five Flying Boats. Macdonald:London. ISBN 0-356-01449-5
• Morareau, Lucien (2002). Les aéronefs de l'aviation maritime (1910–1942). ARDHAN, ISBN 2-913344-04-6
• Young, Edward M. (1984). "France's Forgotten Air War". Air Enthusiast. No. 25. pp. 22–33. ISSN 0143-5450.

External links

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На других языках

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[de] Loire 130

Die Loire 130 ist ein französisches Flugboot, das hauptsächlich im Zweiten Weltkrieg eingesetzt wurde.

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- [en] Loire 130

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[fr] Loire 130

Le Loire 130 est un hydravion de fabrication française qui a servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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[it] Loire 130

Il Loire 130 era un idroricognitore monomotore, in configurazione spingente, ad ala alta sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica francese Loire Aviation, divisione aeronautica dell'Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, nei primi anni trenta e prodotto in serie dal consorzio Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques de l'ouest (SNCAO).

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[ru] Loire 130

Луар 130 (фр. Loire 130) — французский гидросамолёт — летающая лодка периода Второй мировой войны, основным назначением которой было — катапультный разведчик. Представлял собой одномоторный цельнометаллический моноплан с толкающим винтом. Имел однокилевое оперение с двумя шайбами. Разрабатывался в КБ фирмы «Шантье де ла Луар» (Chantiers de la Loire). Стоял на вооружении большинства кораблей французского флота и береговых баз, являясь наиболее распространённым типом гидросамолёта.

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