Levasseur PL.2
| Levasseur PL.2 | |
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| Levasseur PL.2, June 1926 | |
| Role | Torpedo-bomber biplane |
| Manufacturer | Levasseur |
| Designer | Pierre Levasseur |
| First flight | November 1922 |
| Introduction | 1926 |
| Retired | 1932 |
| Primary user | French Navy |
| Produced | 1922-1923 |
| Number built | 11 |
The Levasseur PL.2 was a French biplane torpedo bomber designed by Pierre Levasseur for the French Navy.
Design and development
The second design of Pierre Levasseur was the PL.2, a single-seat unequal-span biplane inspired by designs from Blackburn Aircraft. It had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a nose-mounted Renault engine. The first of two prototypes first flew in November 1922. The second aircraft had a four-bladed propeller and other powerplant improvements. Nine production aircraft were built in 1923, these were fitted with ballonets and jettisonable landing gear for operations at sea.[1]
Operational history
The aircraft entered service in 1926 aboard the French aircraft carrier Béarn and continued in use until they were scrapped in 1932.
Variants
- PL 2.01 : First torpedo-bomber prototype.
- PL 2.02 : Second prototype, equipped with a four-blade propeller.
- PL.2 : Single-seat torpedo-bomber aircraft, nine built for the French Navy.
Operators
Specifications
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
Performance
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander. Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-71810-564-8.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8.