Liore-Olivier LeO 8

1923

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Liore-Olivier LeO 8

In April 1919, the Direction de l'Aeronautique established a new programme for the development of successors for the World War I aircraft types then equipping the Aeronautique Militaire. Among several categories of fighter included in this programme was a two-seat night fighter and reconnaissance aircraft (CAN 2), the specification for which demanded a max speed of at least 200km/h at 3000m. To meet this requirement, the Liore et Olivier concern developed a large, angular parasol monoplane powered by a 300hp Renault 12F 12-cylinder water-cooled engine and designated LeO 8 CAN 2. Of metal construction and with provision for two forward-firing Vickers guns and two Lewis guns in the rear cockpit, the LeO 8 was flown for the first time at Villacoublay in April 1923. Although no production order was placed, the prototype was prepared for an attempt on the world altitude record with a 500kg payload. This attempt, which took place in 1925, ended in a tragedy with the death of the pilot.

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Liore-Olivier LeO 8A three-view drawing (1280 x 830)

Specification 
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight1877 kg4138 lb
  Empty weight1274 kg2809 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan15.50 m51 ft 10 in
  Length8.70 m29 ft 7 in
  Height3.00 m10 ft 10 in
  Wing area32.00 m2344.44 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed215 km/h134 mph

Comments
Diabolo, e-mail, 19.10.2010 16:29

Le programme des avions de chasse et de reconnaissance de nuit fut purement et simplement annul� par le gouvernement Fran�ais en 1925.

Le pilote d'essai Ruppert fut sans doute victime d'un malaise � l'altittude de 6115m, l'appareil se met en vrille et le pilote, pourtant �quip� d'un parachute, ne r�ussit pas � s'ejecter.

The program fighters and recognition night was canceled outright by the French government in 1925.

Test pilot Ruppert was probably the victim of a malaise in altittude of 6115m, the aircraft entered a spin and the pilot, yet with a parachute, fails to eject.

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