Latécoère 15
Latécoère · France · first flew 1925 · airliner
The Latécoère 15 was a French airliner built in 1925 for Latécoère's own airline, which operated routes between France and Morocco.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Small stub wings on the lower fuselage carry the strut mounts and the main undercarriage units |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol-wing monoplane with the two engines mounted on the wing bracing struts
- Small stub wings on the lower fuselage carry the strut mounts and the main undercarriage units
- Enclosed cabin for six passengers, with the pilot in an open cockpit at the nose
A twin-engined parasol monoplane with its engines on the wing struts and short stub wings low on the fuselage.
Specifications
- The Latécoère 15 has a length of 11.85 m (39 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 18 m (59 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 110 km/h (68 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It first flew in February 1925 and carried six passengers in an enclosed cabin. It was significantly underpowered and could not maintain flight on a single engine.
Variants
One aircraft became the Latécoère 15H, a seaplane on pontoons trialled between Alicante and Oran, then converted back. A third prototype was developed as the Latécoère 19 bomber.
Where you'll see it
Ten were built. Pilot Didier Daurat refused to fly it on the Dakar route, so they served on the Oran-Casablanca route and short feeder routes into Casablanca until withdrawn between 1926 and 1929.
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