Latécoère 32

Latécoère 32
Latécoère 32.3
Role	Flying boat mail plane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Latécoère
First flight	1928
Primary user	Aéropostale
Number built	8
Developed from	Latécoère 23

The Latécoère 32 was a flying boat built in France in 1928 for use on Aéropostale's mail routes to North Africa.

Development

A strengthened and enlarged version of the Latécoère 23, it was a parasol-wing monoplane with sponsons for stability in the water and two engines mounted in tandem push-pull configuration on the wing.

Operational history

Put into service on the Marseilles-Algiers and Toulouse-Algiers routes, the aircraft proved most unreliable and were involved in a number of accidents. At the end of 1931, the five surviving examples were re-engined with Hispano Suiza 12Hbr engines and re-designated Latécoère 32-3, which persisted in service a little longer.

Eight Latécoère 32's were built with the following construction numbers (numéros d'usine) and registrations:-

• n^o77 - F-AILN
• n^o78 - F-AILU
• n^o79 - F-AILT
• n^o80 - F-AISN
• n^o81 - F-AISO
• n^o82 - F-AIRU
• n^o84 - F-AITX
• n^o85 - F-AJBK

Variants

• Latécoère 32 - original version with Farman 12We engines.
• Latécoère 32-3 - remotorised version with Hispano-Suiza 12Hbr engines.

Operators

• Air France
• Aéropostale

Specifications (Latécoère 32-3)

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: Mail, or up to 4 passengers

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Dornier Do 18

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Cuny, Jean. “Latécoère - Les Avions et Hydravions”.Paris. Docavia/Editions Lariviere. 1992. ISBN 2-907051-01-6
• Taylor, Michael J.H. . “ Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8

External links

• aviafrance.com
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