Loire 210

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name=Loire 210


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type=Single-seat fighter seaplane
manufacturer=Loire
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first flight=1935
introduced=1939
retired=1939
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The Loire 210 was a French single-seat catapult-launched fighter seaplane designed and built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire for the French Navy.

Development

The Loire 210 was designed to meet a 1933 French Navy requirement for a single-seat catapult-launched fighter seaplane. The prototype first flew at Saint Nazaire on 21 March 1935. Green 1962, p.45.] The fuselage came from the earlier Loire 46 fitted with a new low-wing which was foldable for shipboard stowage. It had a large central float and two underwing auxiliary floats and was powered by a single nose-mounted Hispano-Suiza 9Vbs radial engine. The prototype was evaluated by the French Navy against the Bernard 110, Potez 453 and Romano R.90 with the 210 achieving a production order for 20 aircraft in March 1937. The production aircraft were fitted with four wing-mounted Darne machine guns (the prototype had only two).

Operational history

The aircraft entered service with the French Navy in August 1939, within three months five aircraft had been lost due to structural failure of the wing. All the remaining aircraft were grounded and withdrawn from use.

Variants

;Loire 210.01:First prototype aircraft.;Loire 210:Single-seat fighter seaplane.

Operators

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*French Navy
**Escadrille HC.1
**Escadrille HC.2

pecifications

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wing area sqft=218.5
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max speed kmh=299
max speed mph=186
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range km=750
range miles=466
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ceiling m=8,000
ceiling ft=26,250 Green 1962, p.46.]
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armament1=4 x 7.5 mm (0.295 in) Darne machine guns (wing-mounted)
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ee also

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*List of seaplanes and flying boats
*List of aircraft of the Armée de l'Air, World War II

References

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*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=2379

External links

* [http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=3934&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=836&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= Loire 210 - Hydravion de chasse - Un siècle d'aviation française] "Aviafrance".