Potez 29

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name=Potez 29


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type=Transport biplane
national origin=France
manufacturer=Potez
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first flight=1927
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number built=146
variants with their own articles=The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger biplane designed and built by Potez, although designed as a civilian aircraft a large number entered service with the French Air Force.

Development

The Potez 29 was based on the earlier Potez 25, it had the same wings and engines but a new fuselage with an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a cabin for for five passengers. The Potez 29 was a biplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear and powered by a nose-mounted 450hp (335kW) Lorraine 12Eb broad-arrow piston engine. The 29 proved to be a success and it entered service with civilian airlines and 120 were delivered to the French Air Force mainly as an ambulance aircraft and light transport.

Variants

;Potez 29:Protoype and six production aircraft with a Lorraine 12Eb engine.;Potez 29/2:Production variant for the French Air Force with a Lorraine 12Eb engine, 123 built.;Potez 29/4:Civil variant with a 480hp (359kW) Gnome-Rhone 9Ady Jupiter radial engine, 15 built.

pecifications (Potez 29)

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capacity=5
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* 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=