Latécoère 380

Latécoère 380
Role Flying boat mail plane
National origin France
Manufacturer Latécoère
First flight 24 August 1930
Primary user Aéropostale
Number built 5


The Latécoère 380 was a flying boat airplane built in France in 1928 for use on Aéropostale's mail routes to South America. The plane later saw military service as a maritime patrol aircraft.

It was a conventional flying boat design with a parasol wing braced to sponsons on the duselage sides, and two engines mounted in a tandem push-pull pair. In September 1931, it was used to set six world seaplane records, including three speed-with-load-over-distance records and a closed circuit distance-with-load record of 2,208 km (1,372 mi). A second mail plane was constructed soon afterwards, with the three military examples following in 1934.

Variants

Unbuilt variants

Operators

 France

Specifications (Laté 380)

General characteristics

Performance


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