Latham E-5
Société Industrielle de Caudebec-en-Caux · France · first flew 1925 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Latham E-5 was a large French naval four-engined biplane flying boat flown in 1925. It was successfully tested but only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 4 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 21 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Twin fin |
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Spot it by:
- Equal-span, unstaggered two-bay biplane with rectangular wings
- Four engines as two push-pull pairs in two nacelles midway between the wings
- Biplane tail unit with a central fin and two additional rudders
An equal-span biplane flying boat with four 400 hp Lorraine 12D engines in two nacelles between the wings, and a biplane tail with three rudders.
Specifications
- The Latham E-5 has a length of 21 m (69 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 33.5 m (110 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 160 km/h (99 mph).
- Typical crew: 5.
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History
It was developed by Jean Latham with Weber and Levavasseur and was the largest of Latham's three big biplane flying boats. The precise date of its first flight is not known, but tests at Caudebec-en-Caux were conducted on 14 August 1925 with Robert Duhamel as test pilot.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built.
Where you'll see it
Only the single prototype was built and its later history is not recorded in the major French aviation journals of the time.
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