Levasseur PL.6

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The Levasseur PL.6 was a two-seat fighter aircraft built in France in 1926 in order to meet an Aéronautique Militaire requirement for a new aircraft of this type,Taylor 1989, 574] designated C2 (for "Chasseur" - "fighter", 2 seat). Constructed along the same lines as Levasseur's naval aircraft of the same era, it was a conventional, single-bay biplane with seating for the pilot and tail gunner in separate, open cockpits. Flight testing of the prototype commenced in 1926, and it was exhibited at the "Salon de l'Aéronautique" at the end of the year. "Flight" 1926, 782]

The PL.6 was evaluated against the Avimeta AVM-88, the ANF Les Mureaux 3 and 4, Blériot-SPAD S.60, Villiers Vil.24 and Wibault Wib.12. However, before any one of these was selected for production, the requirement was cancelled. No further PL.6s were built.

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crew=Two, pilot and gunner
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length m=8.75
length ft=28
length in=8
span m=12.20
span ft=40
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height m=3.10
height ft=10
height in=2
wing area sqm=40.0
wing area sqft=430
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empty weight kg=1,350
empty weight lb=2,980
gross weight kg=2,175
gross weight lb=4,795
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eng1 type=Hispano-Suiza 12Hb
eng1 kw= 370
eng1 hp= 500
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max speed kmh=215
max speed mph=134
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range km=700
range miles=435
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armament1=2 × fixed, forward-firing .303 Vickers machine guns
armament2=2 × trainable, rearward-firing .303 Lewis guns
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