| 词条 | Latécoère 24 | |||||||||||||||
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The Latécoère 24 was a French three-engined parasol winged flying boat, built in 1927 to test the longer stretches of the South Atlantic crossing. Trials showed that it was overweight and consequently performed below specification. Design and developmentIn 1926, Latécoère were considering ways of crossing the South Atlantic in steps. One obvious route from France's colonial possessions in West Africa and the Brazilian mainland involved a 1,400 mi ( 2,250 km) flight due south, from the Cape Verde Islands to Fernando de Noronha, as its greatest step. The aircraft they designed to do this was a three-engined parasol winged flying boat, the Latécoère 24. It was designed to carry mail, not passengers.[1] With its parasol wing high above the hull, the three engines which were mounted in the upper surface were well clear of spray. Two of the three 500 hp (373 kW) Farman 12 Wd W-12 water-cooled inline engines were mounted as close to the centre line as propeller clearance would allow, in tractor configuration; the third was mounted on the centre line as a pusher.[1] This arrangement minimised the asymmetric forces resulting from the loss of any one engine. Each drove a four-bladed propeller. The wing itself was rectangular in plan, square tipped and with a low aspect ratio of about 5.8. It was a steel structure, fabric covered.[1] The ailerons filled most of the trailing edge and carried compensators. The major structural connections between wing and hull were via the sponsons; one pair of wide streamlined struts leaned outwards from the sponson tips to mid-span on each side, and another pair went almost vertically upwards from the same point. Struts direct from wing to fuselage strengthened the centre section, supported the engines and transferred their loads.[1] Seen side on, the Latécoère 24's fuselage was slender and elegant, yet from below it was broad beamed to match the stubby wings. At the widest point its beam was 3.5 m and its height 1.70 m (11 ft 6 in x 5 ft 7 in).[1] It was built of spruce and ash. The trapezoidal sponsons were largely wooden, with metal longerons.[1] There was a mooring position in the nose with a post room aft, followed by positions for navigator and radio operator. The pilot sat in an open cockpit to starboard. Behind him were fuel tanks within firewalls, followed by mail compartments.[1] The planing bottom had two steps, the first at the trailing edge of the sponsons and the second well aft. The tail unit had a wide chord rounded fin that carried a nearly semi-circular rudder and a tailplane at mid height to keep it clear of the water. The tailplane incidence was adjustable on the ground; the elevators had leading edge compensators like those fitted to the ailerons.[1] The Latécoère 24 flew for the first time from Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque at the end of 1927, crewed by pilot Prévot and engineer Hoff.[1] Official trials followed and the results were not encouraging. Much of the criticism was aimed at the fuselage, chiefly its hydrodynamics and its weight. Overall, the aircraft was some 10% heavier than had been calculated in the contract, and as a result speed, range and altitude were below the expected values. There were also concerns about the reliability of the Farman engines.[1] Consequently, Latécoère began to design a similar aircraft with a new and lighter hull and more reliable Renault engines, but this, the Latécoère 27, never got off the drawing board.[2] Meanwhile, the Latécoère 24 was seriously damaged at its moorings when a squall lifted it onto a jetty on the Salanque. No more were built.[1] Specifications{{aerospecs|ref={{Harvnb|Cuny|1992|pages=105}} |met or eng?=met |crew=3 |capacity= |length m=23.40 |length ft=76 |length in=9 |span m=30.0 |span ft=98 |span in=5 |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |rot number= |rot dia m= |rot dia ft= |rot dia in= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |height m=4.50 |height ft=14 |height in=9 |wing area sqm=without sponsons 174 |wing area sqft=1,873 |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |aspect ratio= |wing profile= |empty weight kg=7,670 |empty weight lb=16,909 |gross weight kg=12,430 |gross weight lb=27,403 |lift kg= |lift lb= |eng1 number=3 |eng1 type=Farman 12 Wd W-12 (12 cylinders in three blocks of 4) watercooled |eng1 kw=373 |eng1 hp=500 |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |eng2 number= |eng2 type= |eng2 kw= |eng2 hp= |eng2 kn= |eng2 lbf= |eng2 kn-ab= |eng2 lbf-ab= |max speed kmh=at sea level 170 |max speed mph=106 |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |range km=2,500 |range miles=1,554 |endurance h= |endurance min= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=to 2,000 m (6,560 ft) 0.55 |climb rate ftmin=109 |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |armament1= |armament2= |armament3= |armament4= |armament5= |armament6= }}{{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= }} References{{commons category|Latécoère}}
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{Harvnb|Cuny|1992|pages=104–6}} 2. ^{{Harvnb|Cluny|1992|pages=106–7}}
6 : French civil aircraft 1920–1929|Flying boats|Latécoère aircraft|Three-engined push-pull aircraft|Parasol-wing aircraft|Aircraft first flown in 1927 |
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