Potez 32 / 33

1928

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Potez 32

Derived from the Potez 29, the Potez 32 five-passenger transport or mail-plane retained the fuselage, tail unit and landing gear of its predecessor, but was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane. First flown in 1928, the prototype was followed by 54 production aircraft. An initial difference in comparison with the Potez 29 was the employment of a lower-powered, and thus cheaper and more economical, Salmson radial engine; later aircraft had the higher-powered Jupiter. The type was operated by CIDNA, Air Orient and Aeropostale, and 12 were exported to Canada.

The Potez 33 prototype, tested in March 1928, was a militarised version of the Potez 32 intended for liaison and observation, or as a trainer for pilots and observers. It had dual controls as standard, introduced large observation windows, and had a dorsal machine-gun position; light bombs could be carried.

Specification 
 MODELPotez 33/2
 ENGINE1 x Salmson 9Ab radial piston engine, 171kW
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight1750 kg3858 lb
  Loaded weight950 kg2094 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan14.50 m48 ft 7 in
  Length10.15 m33 ft 4 in
  Wing area35.0 m2376.74 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed190 km/h118 mph
  Ceiling4500 m14750 ft
  Range700 km435 miles
 ARMAMENT1 x 7.7mm machine-gun

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