Latécoère 380
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The Latécoère 380 was a flying boat airplane built in France in 1928 for use on Aéropostale's mail routes to South America. The plane later saw military service as a maritime patrol aircraft. It was a conventional flying boat design with a parasol wing braced to sponsons on the duselage sides and two engines mounted in a tandem push-pull pair.

The Latécoère 380 was a flying boat airplane built in France in 1928 for use on Aéropostale's mail routes to South America.1
Latécoère 380 - twin-engined three-seat flying boat (1930) Latécoère 381 - twin-engined three-seat maritime reconnaissance flying boat (1930) Latécoère 501 - three-engined flying boat (1932) 2

Made by Groupe Latécoère.

* Latécoère 380 - twin-engined three-seat flying boat (1930) * Latécoère 381 - twin-engined three-seat maritime reconnaissance flying boat (1930) 3
Empty Weight Lb
12070
Wing Area Sqm
130
Eng 1 Type
Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs
First Flight
24
Range Km
4000
Ceiling Ft
15400
Eng 1 Kw
511
Gross Weight Lb
20889
Number Built
5
Crew
Three
Empty Weight Kg
5475
Gross Weight Kg
9475
Span M
31
Primary user
Manufacturer
Range Miles
2190
Max Speed Mph
130
Max Speed Kmh
209
Span In
Span Ft
103
National Origin
France
Wing Area Sqft
1400
Met Or Eng
met
Length Ft
56
Ceiling M
4700
Eng 1 Hp
685
Eng 1 Number
2
Length In
65
Length M
17
Category

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