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The Latécoère 28 was a successful French long-haul mail plane and passenger airliner of the 1930s. It was the main symbol of Air France's predecessor Aéropostale in its efforts to establish intercontinental air mail services and support French colonialism and French cultural influence between the wars. Its pilots included famous poets and French men of letters such as Antoine de Saint Exupéry and Jean Mermoz as well as the usual veterans from World War I.

Le Latécoère 28 (Le Latécoère 28 (ou Laté 28) est un avion de la compagnie Latécoère avec lequel Mermoz a traversé l'Atlantique Sud pour la première fois le 12 mai 1930.1
The Latécoère 28 was a successful French long-haul mail plane and passenger airliner of the 1930s. It was the main ...2
Le Latécoère 28-3, élégant hydravion détenteur de nombreux records et vainqueur de l'Atlantique sud est associé étroitement à son pilote attitré Jean Mermoz.3

Made by Groupe Latécoère.

It is the successor of the Latécoère 26 .

Three Latécoère 28's carried out the first flights of the new airline, although some Latécoère 26's were also used in those earlier routes.4
new Latécoère 28 float-equipped monoplane, took off on May 12 from St. Louis, Senegal, with a navigator, a radio operator, and a load of mail.5
R-293 was Latécoère 28 lost in Patagonia, maybe they were telling that story? Here is the F-27: Reply With Quote Mondariz 6
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
358.14000000000004
Predecessor
Latécoère 26
Length Alt
1363.98
Max Takeoff Weight Main
3856.0
Power Alt
500 hp
Range Main
4685.0
Max Speed Alt
139 mph
Sequence
Laté 24 -Laté 25 -Laté 26 -Laté 28Laté 32 -Laté 34 -Laté 35
Max Speed Main
223.0
Developed From
Latécoère 26
Capacity
8
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
8501.0
Ceiling Main
5
200 m
Crew
two
Area Main
48.6 m²
Primary user
Aéropostale (aviation)
Span Alt
1922.78
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Renault 12Jb
Manufacturer
Groupe Latécoère
First Flight
1927
Span Main
19.25 m
Power Main
373.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
4790.0
Length Main
13.64 m
Area Alt
523.0
Range Alt
2
928 miles
Similar Aircraft
Fokker F.VII
Related
Latécoère 26
Latécoère 290
Latécoère 350
Empty Weight Main
2173.0
Ceiling Alt
17100.0
Height Main
3.58 m
Category
French airliners 1920-1929
French mailplanes 1920-1929

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