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Loire 501

Civilian
Loire 501

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

A French liaison flying boat from 1931, the Loire 501 carried three crew over distances requiring only its single engine. With a 16-meter wingspan and modest 11-meter fuselage, this civil aircraft cruised at 195 km/h, representing the practical utility aircraft of interwar European aviation.

Technische Daten

Einsatzrolle
Liaison flying boat
Besatzung
3
Triebwerke
1
Erstflug
1931
Länge
11 m
Spannweite
16 m
Höchstgeschwindigkeit
195 km/h