Bréguet 610
Bréguet · France · first flew 1935 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Bréguet 610 was a three-seat reconnaissance floatplane built in 1934 by Bréguet. It had high shoulder-mounted wings and was powered by a 740 hp Gnome-Rhône radial engine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Large glazed observation pod under the fuselage between the two floats |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Three-seat reconnaissance floatplane with a high shoulder-mounted wing
- Large glazed observation pod under the fuselage between the two floats
- Dorsal turret behind the trailing edge of the wing
The most unusual feature is the large glass observation pod beneath the fuselage, between the two light-alloy floats. The all-metal wing is shoulder-mounted, and a Darne machine gun sat in a dorsal turret behind the wing trailing edge.
Specifications
- The Bréguet 610 has a length of 11.29 m (37 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16 m (52 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 218 km/h (135 mph).
- Typical crew: 3.
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History
In 1933 the French Navy invited tenders for a reconnaissance seaplane that could be launched by catapult from its ships. The Bréguet 610 first flew at Nantes in 1935, piloted by Yves-Marie Lantz.
Variants
Only one prototype was built.
Where you'll see it
After a series of tests the 610 was rejected from the competition, which was won by the Loire 130 and the LeO H-43. The sole prototype appears to have been kept by the Navy flight test centre and then scrapped.
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