Latécoère Laté-298/299
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Recce/Torpedo-Bomber Floatplane (Laté-298), Carrier-borne variant (Laté-299) |
Crew | 2 (reconnaissance) 3 (torpedo-bomber) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Latécoère,
Breguet |
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| Production | 121 (Laté-298), 2 prototypes
(Laté-299) |
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| First Flight | 6 May 1936 (Laté-298) 7 July 1939 (Laté-299) |
Introduction | 28 October 1938 (Laté-298) |
| Variants | |||
| Laté-298A | First production variant. | ||
| Laté-298B | Variant with folding wings for use on seaplane carriers; observation post added; crew of four. | ||
| Laté-298D | Similar to 298B without the folding wings. | ||
| Laté-298E | Observation variant with weapon fixation replaced by an observer's gondola; one prototype built. | ||
| Laté-299 | A three-seat reconnaissance-torpedo bomber derived from
the Late 298, powered by a 920 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y-43, first flight
on 7 July 1939 (two prototypes built). |
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| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 12.56 m |
Empty Weight | 3085 kg (Laté-298), 3064
kg (Laté-299) |
| Wingspan | 15.5 m |
Loaded Weight | 4533 kg (Laté-298), 4550 kg (Laté-299) |
| Height | 5.25 m (Laté-298),
4.46 m (Laté-299) |
Max takeoff weight | 4800kg (Laté-298),
4650 kg (Laté-299) |
| Wing area | 31.6 m² |
Wing Loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 3 x 7.5 mm (0.295 in) Dame MG * |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | 1 x 400
mm (670 kg) DAI torpedo or 450 mm (750 kg) DA torpedo or 500 kg
(Laté-298), 900 kg (Laté-299) of bombs |
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(*) 2 wings-mounted, 1 flexible in rear cockpit
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs-1
(Laté-298) 1 Hispano-Suiza 12Y-43 (Laté-299) |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled piston, 36.05
L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 880
hp (Laté-298) 920 hp (Laté-299) |
Power/Weight Ratio | 194.13 hp / ton * (Laté-298) 202.20 hp / ton * (Laté-299) |
| Fuel Capacity | Fuel
capacity internal: ? L, Fuel capacity external:
extra 535 L fuel tank
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 295 km/h at 2500 m (Laté-298) 356 km/h at 2500 m (Laté-299) |
Cruising Speed | 243 km/h (Laté-298) 275 km/h (Laté-299) |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 5500 m (Laté-298),
6600 m (Laté-299) |
| Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
Range | 1000-1500 km, 800 km
w/ max. payload |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
| all-areo.com | aviastar.org | sas1946.com | |
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