__NOTOC__ The Lioré et Olivier LeO 40 was a French experimental biplane built by

Lioré et Olivier Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier. History The ''Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier'' had three factories, loca ...

. The two-seat LeO 40 had full span slats fitted to both wings, it was powered by a Argus engine in

Pusher configuration In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...

. Only one was built and the design was abandoned.

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* 1930s French experimental aircraft 40 Biplanes Single-engined pusher aircraft {{aero-1930s-stub