Potez X

Potez X
Role General purpose colonial transport aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Potez
First flight 1922
Variants

The Potez X was a French 1920s general-purpose colonial transport aircraft designed and built by Potez.

Development

The Potez X was a three-engined biplane with a fixed nosewheel landing gear supplemented with a tailskid.[1] The first variant was the Potez X A which was powered by three 140 hp (104 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa piston engines, two strut-mounted between the upper and lower wings and one nose-mounted.[1] It had an enclosed cabin for 10 passengers with the pilot in an open cockpit behind the cabin.[1] Later the engines were changed to more powerful Hispano-Suiza 8Ab versions.[1] Two other variants were built with 280 hp (209 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Bec engines, the X B was a military variant and the X C a commercial variant.[1]

The Potez X formed the basis of two similar airliners in the Potez XVIII and Potez XXII.[2][3]

Variants

XA
Original commercial variant with three 100 kW (140 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa piston engines.[1]
XB
Military variant with 220 kW (300 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb engines.[1]
XC
Civil variant with 210 kW (280 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Bec engines.[1]

Specifications (Potez X A)

General characteristics

Performance


References

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Orbis 1985, p. 2760
  2. Parmentier, Bruno. "Potez XVIII". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. Parmentier, Bruno. "Potez XXII". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2014.

Bibliography

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