Latécoère 17

Latécoère 14 and 17
Role	Airliner
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Latécoère
First flight	October 1923
Primary user	Lignes Aériennes Latécoère
Number built	24

The Latécoère 17 was a French airliner built in 1923 for use on Latécoère's own airline on routes between France and Morocco. The prototype was designated the Latécoère 14, reusing the number of an unrelated earlier design that had been rejected. This new aircraft was a parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration with an enclosed cabin for five passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot. This was to be Latécoère's first truly successful design, and as production continued, a range of different engines were fitted.

Operational history

Lignes Aériennes Latécoère flew most of these aircraft on its routes between France and Morocco. However, eight were used for services to South America, and two on a temporary domestic route between Perpignan, Marseille, and Toulouse.

Variants

Latécoère 14: Prototype with Renault 12Fe engine (1 built)
Latécoère 17.01: Prototype with Renault 12Pc engine, first flight November 1925 (1 built)
Latécoère 17-1-R: Initial production version with Renault 12Fc engine (6 built)
Latécoère 17-1-J: Version of 17-1-R with Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine (1 built)
Latécoère 17-3-J: Production version of 17-1-J with extra cabin window (6 built, plus one converted from 17-1-J)
Latécoère 17-3-R: Production version with Renault 12Fc engine (7 built, plus 2 converted from 17-1-R)
Latécoère 17-4-R: Production version with Renault 12Ja engine (2 built, plus 1 converted from 17-3-R)

Specifications (17-1-R)

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 9.62 m (31 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 14.68 m (48 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.17 m (10 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 36.0 m² (388 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,510 kg (3,330 lb)
Gross weight: 2,140 kg (4,710 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Renault 12Fc, 208 kW (280 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 164 km/h (102 mph)
Range: 600 km (380 miles)
Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,100 ft)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Latécoère.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 564.
"The Paris Aero Show 1924". Flight: 791. 18 December 1924. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
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Aircraft produced by Latécoère

Completed aircraft	1 2 3 4 5 6 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 32 34-0 35-0 225 290 300 301 302 340 350 380 381 440 490 491 500 501 521 522 523 550 570 582 611 631

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Post-World War II projects	255 270 700 730 740 780 310 700 730 740 780 790 800 810 820 830 840 850 860 870 880

Missiles	100 110 120 231 240 257

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