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France's Loire-Olivier LeO 246 flying boat

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Loire-Olivier LeO 246 flying boat:
France's Loire-Olivier LeO 246 flying boat
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
Loire-Olivier LeO 246 flying boat:
France's Loire-Olivier LeO 246 flying boat
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
   

Design

Prototype

Production

Variants

Usage

Specifications

  Loire-Olivier LeO 246
Type Passenger and Cargo Transport1
Crew 31
Passengers 261
Cargo 2 1/2 tons1
Engine (Type) 4: Hispano-Suiza1
Cylinders  
Cooling Liquid1
Net HP  
Propeller blades  
Dimensions  
Span 100'1
Length 71'1
Height 23'1
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty  
Loaded 25,000 lb1
Maximum load  
Performance  
Speed 170 mph1
Cruising speed  
Climb  
Service ceiling  
Range  
Armament  

Sources:

  1. Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook, Ensign L. C. Guthman, 1943