7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Loire 70: Anonymous Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Loire-70 mg 7862: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- 3. Loire 70 PD: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. Loire-70 mg 7863: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- 5. Loire-70 mg 7864: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- 6. Loire-70 mg 7865: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- 7. Loire-70 mg 7911: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
what is it?
The Loire 70 was a 1930s French long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat produced by Loire Aviation.
How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers · shoulder wing · 30 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 93 years ago, in 1933.
- Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 30 m: about 7 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
- 1933-12-28
- introduced
- 1937
- number built
- 8
- role
- long-range maritime reconnaissance flying boat
- makers
- Loire Aviation
- engines
- 3× Gnome-Rhône 9Kfr / Gnome et Rhône 9K Mistral
- crew
- 8
- length
- 19.5 m
- wingspan
- 30 m
- height
- 6.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 11.5 t
- top speed
- 235 km/h
- cruise speed
- 165 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,999 m
- wings
- shoulder wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3486717, Wikipedia: Loire 70 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.