| 词条 | Latécoère 298 | ||||||||||||||||
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DevelopmentThe design originated in a French Navy requirement for a torpedo bomber to replace the unsuccessful Laté 29 that had just entered service. The prototype Laté 298, as it came to be known, was completed at Latécoère's Toulouse plant in 1936 and first flew on 6 May 1936. It was designed as a single-engined, mid-wing cantilever monoplane, powered by an 880 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. Two exceptionally large floats were attached to the fuselage by struts, each one containing a fuel tank. A ventral crutch served to accommodate different payloads, depending on the mission. It could carry one Type 1926 DA torpedo, two 150 kg bombs or depth charges. Additional armament consisted of three 7.5 mm Darne machine guns, two fixed forward firing and one rear-firing on a flexible mount. Operational historyThe first Laté 298s entered service in October 1938 with the Escadrilles (squadrons) of the Aéronautique Navale, the French Navy air force. Some were based in naval bases, and others on the seaplane tender Commandant Teste. At the outbreak of the war four squadrons flew with this aircraft, and by May 1940, when the German offensive in the west began, 81 aircraft equipped six squadrons. The Laté 298s first saw action during the Battle of France in 1940. They were used at first for maritime patrol and anti-submarine duties, but did not meet any German ships. Later, as the Wehrmacht drove through France, they were used to harass and interdict armoured columns. Despite not having been designed for this role, they suffered fewer losses than units equipped with other types. After the armistice of June 1940, the French Navy under the Vichy regime was allowed to retain some Laté 298 units, and captured aircraft were used by the Luftwaffe. After Operation Torch, French units in Africa sided with the Allies. In this guise, the Laté 298 was used for Coastal Command missions in North Africa, in cooperation with Royal Air Force Wellingtons. The Laté 298's final combat missions were flown during the liberation of France, where they were used to attack German shipping operating from strongholds on the Atlantic coast. The last Laté 298s were retired from active service in 1946, but continued to serve as trainers until 1950. VariantsAll variants powered by a single Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs-1 engine.
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Specifications (Laté 298D){{aircraft specifications|plane or copter?=plane |jet or prop?=prop |crew=2 to 4, usually 3 |length main=12,56 m |length alt=41 ft 2.5 in |span main=15.5 m |span alt=50 ft 10.5 in |height main=5.25 m |height alt=17 ft 1.75 in |area main=31.6 m² |area alt= |empty weight main=3,057 kg |empty weight alt=6,750 lb |loaded weight main=4,793 kg |loaded weight alt=10,582 lb |max takeoff weight main= |max takeoff weight alt= |more general= |engine (prop)=Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs |type of prop=liquid-cooled V-12 |number of props=1 |power main= |power alt=880 hp |max speed main=300 km/h |max speed alt=167 mph |range main=1,500km |range alt=932 miles |ceiling main=6,397 m[1] |ceiling alt=21,325 ft |climb rate main= |climb rate alt= |loading main= |loading alt= |power/mass main= |power/mass alt= |more performance= |avionics= |armament=
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1. ^Angelucci 1983, p. 257.
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