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Latécoère 490
The Latécoère 490 was a two-seat, single-engined parasol winged aircraft, designed to a French Surveillance aircraft, photographic reconnaissance specification of 1928. Only two prototypes were built. Design and development The French specification R.2 of 1928 called for a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, fast and with a rapid climb rate and large radius of action. It led to prototypes from eight manufacturers, the Amiot 130, Breguet 33, Latécoère 490, ANF Les Mureaux 113, Les Mureaux 111, Nieuport-Delage Ni-D 580, Potez 37, Wibault 260 and the Weymann WEL-80 R.2. The Latécoère 490 was originally known and painted as the 49.0. The second prototype was the 491, previously 49.1. The parasol wing of the 490 was of straight, untapered plan apart from elliptical tips. For its time the all-metal wing was thin, with a thickness/chord ratio of 8.5%, and was built up around two spars. The ailerons were split into two pairs. Streamlined lift struts ran from the lower fuselage lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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