Levasseur PL.2

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name=Levasseur PL.2


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type=Torpedo-bomber biplane
manufacturer=Levasseur
designer=Pierre Levasseur
first flight=1922
introduced=1926
retired=1932
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primary user=French Navy
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produced=1922-1923
number built=11
variants with their own articles=The Levasseur PL.2 was a French torpedo-bomber biplane designed by Pierre Levasseur for the French Navy.

Development

The second design of Pierre Levasseur was the PL.2 a single-seat unequal-span biplane inspired by designs from Blackburn Aircraft. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a nose-mounted Renault engine. The first of two prototypes first flew in November 1922, the second aircraft had a four-bladed propeller and other powerplant improvements. Nine production aircraft were built in 1923, these were fitted with ballonets and jettisonable landing gear for operations at sea.

Operational history

The aircraft entered service in 1926 aboard the French carrier Béarn and continued in use until they were scrapped in 1932.

Variants

* PL 2.01 : First torpedo-bomber prototype.
* PL 2.02 : Second prototype, equipped with a four-blade propeller.
* PL.2 : Single-seat torpedo-bomber aircraft, nine built for the French Navy.

Operators

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*French Navy
**Escadrille 7B2

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