- Latécoère 500
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The Latécoère 500 was a flying boat built in France in 1931 for use on the transatlantic mail route to South America. Designed to a specification by the French aviation ministry, Latécoère also built a passenger-carrying variant, the 501, which actually flew first. The design was a large, parasol-wing monoplane with broad sponsons and a fully-enclosed cabin. Three engines were installed on the wing, two tractor-fashion on the leading edge, and one pusher-fashion on the trailing edge.
The Latécoère 500 was not accepted for service due to its poor flying qualities and was soon scrapped. The 501 flew for a while on passenger routes in the Mediterranean
Variants
* Latécoère 500 - mailplane version (1 built)
* Latécoère 501 - airliner version (1 built)pecifications (Laté 500)
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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/976.htm aviafrance.com]
* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/flyboat/late500.html Уголок неба]
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