Potez 53
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The Potez 53 was a racing aircraft built in France by Potez to contest the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe in 1933. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with an enclosed cockpit for the pilot. The main units of the tailskid undercarriage retracted outwards into the undersides of the wings. Two machines were entered in the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe.

Caudron, Gee Bee, Potez 53, Comper streak (jamais vu de photos!) etc ...1
Deutsch de la Meurthe (1) sur le Potez 53, appareil en bois construit tout spécialement pour cette épreuve et propulsé par un moteur Potez de 310 CV.2

Made by Potez.

Potez 53 et Raymond Delmotte sur Caudron 362 enlevèrent successivement l'épreuve en 1933. Puis Hélène Boucher remporta la coupe en 1934 sur Caudron Rafale à plus de 409 Km/h.3
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Empty Weight Lb
1212
Eng 1 Type
Potez 9B
First Flight
1933
Eng 1 Kw
260
Wing Area Sqm
8
Gross Weight Lb
2039
Number Built
2
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
550
Gross Weight Kg
925
Span M
7
Manufacturer
Potez
Date
October 2010
Max Speed Mph
280
Max Speed Kmh
450
Span In
4
Span Ft
23
National Origin
France
Wing Area Sqft
82
Met Or Eng
met
Length Ft
18
Eng 1 Hp
350
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
9
Length M
6
Category
French sport aircraft 1930-1939
Potez aircraft

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