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The Loire 70 was a 1930s French long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat produced by Loire Aviation.

Loire 70
Seaplane Loire-70
Role	Long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Loire
First flight	28 December 1933
Introduction	1937
Primary user	French Navy
Number built	8

Design and development

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] It is not known what happened to the last aircraft.

Operator

 France

• French Navy

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 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-Rhône 9Kfr nine-cylinder radial engines, 550 kW (740 hp) each

Performance

• 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) bombs

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft of World War II
• List of Interwar military aircraft

References

Bibliography

• Bousquet, Gérard (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.

На других языках

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[de] Loire 70

Die Loire 70 ist ein französisches Flugboot für die Seefernaufklärung. Es entstand in den 1930er Jahren und wurde noch in der Anfangsphase des Zweiten Weltkriegs eingesetzt.

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- [en] Loire 70

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[fr] Loire 70

Le Loire 70 est un avion militaire de l'entre-deux-guerres réalisé en France par Loire Aviation.

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[ru] Loire 70

Loire 70 — французская разведывательная летающая лодка компании Loire.

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