Latécoère 17

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The Latécoère 17 was a French airliner built in 1923 for use on Latécoère's own airline on routes between France and Morocco. The prototype was designated the Latécoère 14, reusing the number of an unrelated earlier design that had been rejected. This new aircraft was a parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration with an enclosed cabin for five passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot. This was to be Latécoère's first truly successful design, and as production continued, a range of different engines were fitted.

Operational history

Lignes Aériennes Latécoère flew most of these aircraft on its routes between France and Morocco. However, eight were used for services to South America, and two on a temporary domestic route between Perpignan, Marseille, and Toulouse.

Variants

* Latécoère 14 - prototype with Renault 12Fe engine (1 built)
* Latécoère 17.01 - prototype with Renault 12Pc engine, first flight November 1925 (1 built)
* Latécoère 17-1-R - initial production version with Renault 12Fc engine (6 built)
* Latécoère 17-1-J - version of 17-1-R with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engine (1 built)
* Latécoère 17-3-J - production version of 17-1-J with extra cabin window (6 built, plus one converted from 17-1-J)
* Latécoère 17-3-R - production version with Renault 12Fc engine (7 built, plus 2 converted from 17-1-R)
* Latécoère 17-4-R - production version with Renault 12Ja engine (2 built, plus 1 converted from 17-3-R)

pecifications (17-1-R)

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capacity=5 passengers
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References

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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/5565.htm aviafrance.com]
* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/cw1/late17.html Уголок неба]