Sud-Ouest Bretagne

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name = S.O.30P Bretagne
type = Airliner
manufacturer = Sud-Ouest


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first flight = 26 February 1945
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The Sud-Ouest S.O.30P Bretagne was a 1940s French airliner built by Sud-Ouest.

History

The Bretagne was designed by a group of designers and engineers who were based at Cannes from May 1941 following the invasion of France. The design was for a medium capacity civil transport, a twin-engined mid-wing cantilever all-metal monoplane. The prototype (designated the S.O.30N) first flew on the 26 February 1945. The initial production version was designated the S.O.30P Bretagne with two versions with different engines. The aircraft operated with a crew of five and could carry between 30 and 43 passengers. A cargo version (the S.O.30C) with a revised interior and strengthened floor and large cargo door.

Some aircraft were fitted with two underwing Turbomeca Palas turbojet engines for auxiliary power. Other aircraft were used for engine-trials fitted with the SNECMA Atar 101 and licence-built Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets.

The aircraft was operated both as an airliner and by the french military as a medium transport.

Variants

* S.O.30N - prototype
* S.O.30P-1 - production version with Pratt & Whitney R-2800-B43 engines.
* S.O.30P-2 - production version with Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA13 engines.
* S.O.30C - cargo version

Operators

Military operators

;FRA
*French Air Force
*French Navy

Civil operators

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*Air Algerie;FRA
*Air France

pecifications (S.O.30P-2)

aircraft specification

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length main= 62 ft 2 in
length alt= 18.95 m
span main= 88 ft 3 in
span alt= 29.60 m
height main= 19 ft 4½ in
height alt= 5.90 m
area main= 927.88 sq²
area alt= 86.20 m²
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max takeoff weight main= 42,990 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 19500 kg
engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA18
type of prop= radial piston
number of props=2
power main= 2,400 hp
power alt= 1790 kW
max speed main= 267 mph
max speed alt= 430 km/h
range main= 826 miles
range alt= 1330 km
ceiling main= 21,325 ft
ceiling alt= 6500 m
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References

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