Potez 38
Potez · France · first flew 1930 · airliner
The Potez 38 was a French single-engine passenger aircraft with eight or nine seats, flown in 1930.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | High rectangular-plan wing with rounded tips, braced by V-struts to the lower fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- High rectangular-plan wing with rounded tips, braced by V-struts to the lower fuselage
- Long continuous cabin window on each side
- Strut-braced tailplane mounted on the fin just above its base
A high-wing monoplane with tailskid undercarriage fitted with brakes, and main wheels on legs near the wing root just behind the leading edge.
Specifications
- The Potez 38 has a length of 14.8 m (49 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 20 m (66 ft).
- Typical crew: 1-2.
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History
It had a wooden-spar wing and a metal-tube fuselage, powered by a 600 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Lbr water-cooled V-12. The pilot sat in a cockpit with side-by-side seats.
Variants
Only one was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
The cabin held eight or nine seats, a toilet and a baggage compartment.
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