5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Liore et Olivier LeO 20: Peyot· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. LEO 20 aviateurs 1008336: inconnu, versement et modifications : G.Garitan· Public domain
- 3. Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 BN3 Aero Digest October,1930: Aero Digest magazine· Attribution
- 4. Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 BN3 L'Air March 15,1929: L'Air magazine· Public domain
- 5. Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 L'Air January 1,1928: L'Air magazine· Public domain
what is it?
The Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 was a French night-bomber aircraft built by Lioré et Olivier.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 22.2 m wingspan
base stats
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 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Wingspan of 22.2 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,000 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1927
- introduced
- 1928
- retired
- 1939
- status
- retired
- number built
- 320
- role
- night-bomber
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- engines
- 2× Gnome et Rhône 9Ady Jupiter
- crew
- 3
- length
- 13.8 m
- wingspan
- 22.2 m
- height
- 4.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,600 kg
- top speed
- 196 km/h
- range
- 1,000 km
- ceiling
- 5,750 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3242087, Wikipedia: Lioré et Olivier LeO 20 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.