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The Levasseur PL.5 was a carrier-based fighter produced in France in the late 1920s. It was a conventional single-bay sesquiplane that carried a crew of two in tandem open cockpits. Like other Levasseur naval designs of the day it incorporated several safety features in case of ditching at sea.

20 of the competing Levasseur PL.5s) was placed on 19 December 1925.1
The Levasseur PL.5 was a carrier-based fighter produced in France in the late 1920s.2

Made by Pierre Levasseur (aircraft builder).

The Levasseur PL.5 was a carrier-based fighter produced in France in the late 1920s. Levasseur PL.6 The Levasseur PL.3
Empty Weight Lb
2540
Wing Area Sqm
37
Eng 1 Type
Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb
First Flight
1924
Range Km
800
Eng 1 Kw
335
Span In
8
Gross Weight Lb
3970
Number Built
24
Crew
Three
Empty Weight Kg
1150
Gross Weight Kg
1800
Height In
2
Primary user
French Naval Aviation
Manufacturer
Pierre Levasseur (aircraft builder)
Range Miles
500
Max Speed Mph
141
Max Speed Kmh
225
Height Ft
10
Span Ft
40
National Origin
France
Wing Area Sqft
398
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
12
Length Ft
28
Height M
3
Similar Aircraft
*Villiers II
Eng 1 Hp
450
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
10
Length M
9
Category
Carrier-based aircraft
French fighter aircraft 1920-1929
Levasseur aircraft

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