| 词条 | Levasseur PL.15 | |||||||||||||
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The Levasseur PL.15 was a torpedo bomber seaplane developed in France in the early 1930s.[1] It was a follow-on design to Levasseur's PL.14 that had, in turn, been developed from the carrier-based PL.7.[2] While the PL.14 retained the PL.7's boat-like fuselage (developed as a safety feature for carrier-based aircraft ditching), the PL.15 was a purpose-built seaplane with an all-new, slender fuselage.[1][3] The Aéronavale ordered 16 PL.15s for use aboard the seaplane tender Commandant Teste, and purchased and deployed the prototype as well. These were in service from 1933 to 1938, when they were put into storage.[1][3] The PL.15s were reactivated with the outbreak of war in September 1939, and were used for anti-submarine patrol along France's Atlantic coast.[1][3] Variants
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Specifications{{aerospecs|ref= |met or eng?=met |crew=Three |length m=12.85 |length ft=42 |length in=2 |span m=18.00 |span ft=59 |span in=1 |height m=5.10 |height ft=16 |height in=9 |wing area sqm=74.5 |wing area sqft=802 |empty weight kg=2,835 |empty weight lb=6,237 |gross weight kg=4,500 |gross weight lb=9,900 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 type=Hispano-Suiza 12Nb |eng1 kw=480 |eng1 hp=650 |max speed kmh=208 |max speed mph=130 |cruise speed kmh=181 |cruise speed mph=113 |range km=750 |range miles=470 |ceiling m=4,500 |ceiling ft=14,800 |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |armament1=1 × trainable, rearward-firing machine gun in rear cockpit |armament2=1 × 400 mm or 450 mm torpedo |armament3= }} See also{{aircontent|see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists=
}} ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 Taylor 1989, p. 575. 2. ^Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 104-105. 3. ^1 2 World Aircraft Information Files, File 900 Sheet 06 Bibliography{{Refbegin}}
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