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DECEMBER 2, 1926 The Levasseur VI C.2 Two-seater Fighter.—The LevasseurVI C.2 two-seater fighter is a landplane which answers the latest requirements of the French Military Air Servicefor this class of machines. The engine is a 500 h.p. Hispano- Suiza. Constructionally the machine resembles the three-seatershipboard reconnaissance aeroplane of the firm, particularly in respect to the fuselage which is built up on two mainlongitudinal frames in such a way as to do away with all metal fittings and wire bracing. This type of fuselagepossesses a remarkable resistance to atmospheric variations. The wings have metal spars, the remainder of the framingbeing of timber. Dual control is fitted, and the petrol tank may be jettisonedby the pilot. A noteworthy point of the undercarriage is that no shockabsorbers are fitted to the wheels, their springing being entirely effected by the use of special tyres.Specification of the Levasseur VI C.2 Two-seater Fighter.— Engine, 500 h.p. Hispano-Suiza ; span, 12-20 m. ; length,8-75 m. ; height, 3-10 m. ; wing area, 40 sq. m. ; weight, empty, 1,200 kg. ; fuel load, 286 kg. ; useful load, 500 kg. ;weight, loaded, 1,986 kg. ; max. speed, sea level, 215 km.p.h.; ceiling, 7,500 m. The Levasseur 7 T. Transport Aeroplane.—The Levasseur7 T. Transport Aeroplane,with a 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine, is a single-bay tractor biplane of simple but sturdyconstruction. The type of construction is similar to that employed on the two machines described above. The wingsmay be folded for stowage. The P. Levasseur 7.T Limousine with " Jupiter " Engine. The cabin is spacious, and accommodates six passengers invery comfortable seats. The pilot's cockpit is situated right behind the engine and ahead of the wings, thus giving the pilota maximum of visual range. Behind the pilot's cockpit there is a navigation room which is equipped with wirelesstelephony. Specification.—Engine, 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter ;span, 14-50 m. (open), 5-67 (folded) ; length, 10 m. ; height, 3-85 m. ; wing area, 60 sq. m. ; weight, empty, 1,550 kg. ;fuel load, 300 kg. ; useful load, 850 kg. ; weight, loaded, 2,700 kg. ; max. speed, sea level, 180 km.p.h. LIORE ET OLIVIER THE Etablissemcnts Lion et Olivier will probably be the onlyFrench firm to have a stand devoid of any military aeroplane, their exhibit consisting of a LeO 21 Transport Aeroplane(two 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engines) and a LeO H.190 Transport Seaplane (420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine).A scale model of the LeO H.15 Transport Seaplane fitted with three Jupiter engines, which took part in the recent commercialseaplane competition at Saint-Raphael (Var), will also be shown. The LeO 21 Transport Aeroplane.—The LeO 21 TransportAeroplane, several of which will shortly be placed on the Paris-London service of the Air Union, is a twin tractorbiplane of conventional construction, but of high performance. This machine differs only in its equipment from the LeO 20three-seater night bomber, which was recently adopted by the French Military Air Service after a competition in whichseveral constructors participated. The framing of the LeO 21 is of duralumin. The cabinis particularly large and accommodates in a forward com- partment six passengers, and in an after compartment twelvepassengers. The pilot's cockpit, which is fitted with dual control and wireless telephony and telegraphy, is situatedbetween the two passenger compartments. The freight holds have independent means of access. Both the tail plane and the vertical fin incorporate an adjustable incidence gear, which may be controlled in flightfrom the pilot's cockpit, to allow for different trimmings. The engine mounting takes either the 420 h.p. Jupiteror the 480 h.p. Renault engines. The engines are started by a Jupiter servo-motor. The Liore and Olivier LeO 21 commercial aeroplane with two "Jupiter" engines. Specification.—Engines : two 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter. Span: 22-76 m. Length: 15-40 m. Height: 4-30 m. Wing area: 106-5 sq. m. Weight, empty: 2,690 kg. Fuel load : 800 kg. Crew: 160 kg. Wireless set : 50 kg. Commercial load : 1,800 kg. Weight, loaded : 5,500 kg. Maximum speed, sea level : 192 km. per hour. Range in still air : 800 km. The LeO H. 190 Transport Seaplane.—The LeO H. 190Transport Seaplane is a single-bay tractor biplane flying boat fitted with a 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine. Thecabin, fitted forward, accommodates six passengers. Aft of the cabin there is the pilot's cockpit and a wireless room. The Liore and Olivier LeO H.190 is a transport flying boat fitted with 420 h.p. "Jupiter" engine. The hull and the wing framing is of timber, and the wingsare fabric-covered. It is on a machine of this type that Lieutenant de vaisseauBernard and Second maitre Garrat of the French Navy flew from Marseilles to Madagascar via the African waterways. Specification.—Engine : 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter.Span: 16-00 m. Length: 12-50 m. Height: 4-10 m. Wing area : 64-2 sq. m. Weight, empty : 1,700 kg. Fuelload : 480 kg. Useful load : 1,020 kg." Weight, loaded : 3,200 kg. Maximum speed, sea level : 170 km. per hour.Range in still air : 750 km. LOIRE-GOURDOU-LESEURRE THE aeroplanes produced under the above firm name, which is as a rule abbreviated into " L.G.L.," result from an arrangement whereby the aeronautical design office of Messrs. Gourdou and Leseurre became, in 1925, the aircraft engi- neering department of the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire THE L.G.L. 32 C.I, with Bristol "Jupiter " engine, is a single-seater fighter of the parasol monoplane type. 782
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