Potez 25
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| Type | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Potez |
| Maiden flight | 1924 |
| Retired | 1940s |
| Primary users | French Air Force Polish Air Force |
| Number built | 4,000 |
Potez 25 was a French twin-seat, single-engine reconnaissance biplane designed during the 1920s. The aircraft was used by the French, Russian and American air forces. After WWI, the aircraft was a popular civil aircraft.
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[edit] Design and development
More than 4,000 Potez 25s were manufactured. The aircraft was further developed into the Potez 25M, a standard monoplane parasol, which never entered production.
[edit] Operational history
In June 1930 Henri Guillaumet crashed with his Potez 25 in the Andes during an air mail flight. He survived an incredible march through the mountains and was found after one week of searching.
[edit] Operators
China
Estonia
Finland: The Finnish Air Force purchased one Potez 25 A2 to try out its flying qualities in 1927. The aircraft was flown more than 700 hours, but no deal was made. It was used until 1936.
France
Free France
Greece
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Switzerland
Soviet Union
United States
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
[edit] Specifications (Potez 25)
Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 9.4 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 14.2 m (ft in)
- Height: 3.5 m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Gnome & Rhône Jupiter VI inline engine, kW (420 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 214 km/h (knots, mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ()
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
[edit] Sources
Heinonen, Timo Heinonen: Thulinista Hornetiin, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, 1992. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.
