Latécoère 17

what is it?

The Latécoère 17 was a French airliner built in 1923 for use on Latécoère's own airline routes between France and Morocco. The prototype was designated the Latécoère 14, reusing the number of an unrelated earlier design that had been rejected. This new aircraft was a parasol wing monoplane of conventional configuration with an enclosed cabin for four passengers and an open cockpit for the pilot.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/hcruise speed
• range 570 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,695 kgmax take-off weight
• built 18made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 103 years ago, in 1923.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1923-10

number built

18

role

airliner

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Latécoère

engines

1× Renault 12Ja

length

9.6 m

wingspan

14 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

2,695 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

185 km/h

range

570 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.