Potez 29
# Potez 29

The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger biplane designed and built by Avions Henry Potez. Although designed as a civilian aircraft, a large number entered service with the French Air Force.

## Development

The Potez 29 was a biplane powered by a nose-mounted 335 kW (450 hp) Lorraine 12Eb broad-arrow piston engine, with a fixed tailskid landing gear. Based on the earlier Potez 25, with the same wings and engine, the Potez 29 had a new fuselage with an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a cabin for five passengers. The 29 proved to be a success; it entered service with civilian airlines, and 120 were delivered to the French Air Force, mainly as an air ambulance and light transport.

## Variants

### Potez 29

    Prototype and six production aircraft with a Lorraine 12Eb engine.

### Potez 29/2

    Production variant for the French Air Force with a Lorraine 12Eb engine, 123 built.

### Potez 29/4

    Civil variant with a 359 kW (480 hp) Gnome-Rhône 9Ady Jupiter radial engine, 15 built.

## Operators

### Civil operators

* CIDNA
* LARES
* Aeroput

### Military operators

* French Air Force
* Free French Air Force
* Royal Air Force

## Specifications (Potez 29)

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Capacity: 5
* Length: 10.68 m (35 ft 0 in)
* Mid wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
* Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
* Gross weight: 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine 12Eb W-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 360 kW (480 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 219 km/h (136 mph, 118 kn)
* Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
* Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
