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AIR FRANCE 340 · 08-06-2014, 11:50 AM

Again, thank you very much for your nice comments and your interest for this forgotten aircraft.

I know that Aussiejets has a strong leaning towards flying boats and I attach a few photos showing the underside of the model.
Sorry for the quality of the pictures, they were taken indoors, it's raining today.

The small twin engine that looks like a DC 3 is a Bloch 220.

It's true that the Latécoère was huge, as big as an A 300.

Only 48 hours of tests were made by the French before the aircraft was taken over by the Luftwaffe.
A maximum weight of 71,5 tons was demonstrated for the take off.
It was able to maintain its altitude with 3 engines stopped on the same side at 44 tons (altitude and temperature not published).

Jean Pierre.

08-06-2014, 11:50 AM	#26 (permalink)
AIR FRANCE 340 Complete Wacko! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 49°18'55" N 000°00'19" W Age: 80 Posts: 5,641	Re: An Air France flying boat. Again, thank you very much for your nice comments and your interest for this forgotten aircraft. I know that Aussiejets has a strong leaning towards flying boats and I attach a few photos showing the underside of the model. Sorry for the quality of the pictures, they were taken indoors, it's raining today. The small twin engine that looks like a DC 3 is a Bloch 220. It's true that the Latécoère was huge, as big as an A 300. Only 48 hours of tests were made by the French before the aircraft was taken over by the Luftwaffe. A maximum weight of 71,5 tons was demonstrated for the take off. It was able to maintain its altitude with 3 engines stopped on the same side at 44 tons (altitude and temperature not published). Jean Pierre. Last edited by AIR FRANCE 340; 12-23-2014 at 08:26 AM.