Lioré et Olivier LeO 7
| Lioré et Olivier 7 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Bomber escort biplane |
| Manufacturer | Lioré et Olivier |
| First flight | 1922 |
| Primary users | French Air Force French Navy |
| Number built | 39 |
The Lioré et Olivier LeO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built by Lioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.
Design and development
[edit]The LeO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LeO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (the LeO 7/2) had a wide-track landing gear and gunner's cockpits in the snub nose and amidships. The pilot was located in a cockpit just behind the wing trailing edge.[1]
Operational history
[edit]Twenty LeO 7/2s were built followed by 18 LeO 7/3s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.
Variants
[edit]- LeO 7
- Prototype
- LeO 7/2
- Production version for the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force), 20 built
- LeO 7/3
- Production version for the Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation), 18 built.
Operators
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Specifications (LeO 7/2)
[edit]Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (pilot and two gunners)
- Length: 11 m (38 ft 0.75 in)
- Wingspan: 18.59 m (60 ft 11.75 in)
- Height: 3.9 m (13 ft 2.25 in)
- Wing area: 68 m2 (730 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 engines , 223 kW (300 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph, 103 kn)
- Service ceiling: 7,010 m (23,000 ft)
Armament
- 400kg (882lb) bombs
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Hartmann, Gérard. Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier. Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002. ISBN 2-7268-8607-8 (in French)
- 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.