Lioré et Olivier LeO 20

Lioré et Olivier LeO 20

The Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 was a French night-bomber aircraft built by Lioré et Olivier.

Development

The LeO 20 was a development of the LeO 122 prototype. It won the 1926 French ministry competition for a new night-bomber, and received an order for 50 aircraft. The first were delivered at the end of 1926 and flight tested at Villacoublay in 1927. A total of 311 aircraft were delivered to the French air arm, ending in December 1932.Donald, 1997. pg 565.]

Variants

* LeO 20 - twin-engine night bomber with Gnome-Rhône 9Ady engines (320 built)
* LeO 201 - re-designation for parachute trainers converted from LeO 20
* LeO 203 - four-engine version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engines
* LeO H-204 - floatplane version of LeO 203
* LeO 206 - production version of LeO 203 with revised nose, ventral "balcony" and tail gun (37 built)
* LeO 207 - similar to LeO 206 but with different nose and smaller "balcony" (3 built)
* LeO 208 - similar to LeO 20 but with enclosed cabin and Gnome-Rhône 14Mrs engines

Operators/Units using this aircraft

*French Air Force
**21st Regiments d'Aviation
**22nd Regiments d'Aviation
**12th Regiments d'Aviation
**34th Regiments d'Aviation
**Aeronautique Militaire School
*Romania
*Brazil

pecifications (LeO 20)

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capacity=3
length m=13.81
length ft=45
length in=4
span m=22.25
span ft=73
span in=
width m=
width ft=
width in=
height m=4.26
height ft=13
height in=12
wing area sqm=105
wing area sqft=1,130
empty weight kg=2,725
empty weight lb=6,008
gross weight kg=5,460
gross weight lb=12,037

eng1 number=2
eng1 type=Gnome-Rhone 9Ady radial piston
eng1 kw=313
eng1 hp=420
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
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max speed kmh=198
max speed mph=123
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=1,000
range miles=621
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=5,760
ceiling ft=18,900
climb rate ms=
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armament1=2x 7.7mm machine guns on pivot mount in nose
armament2=2x 7.7mm machine guns in dorsal position
armament3=1x 7.7mm machine gun in ventral bin
armament4=up to 500kg (1,102lb) of bombs
armament5=
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