Latecoere 300 with 2D panel and real flight characteristics. The Latecoere 300 flew for the first time in 1931 and then had to be rebuilt after sinking. It was flown again in 1932 as the Croix du Sud parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat with four 484.4kW Hispano-Suiza 12NBr water-cooled engines in tandem pairs. On 31 December 1933 it achieved an international record by covering covering 3,679km non-stop flight. Thereafter it operated the Air France South Atlantic mail service between Dakar and Natal, until it was lost at sea with pilot Jean Mermoz on the 24th crossing on 7 December 1936.The all-metal two-step hull accommodated a four-man crew with sleeping accommodation, mail load and most of the fuel.
by peperez (2007-06-29 16:42:59)
by peperez (2007-06-29 16:42:59)
