Potez X
# Potez X

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. 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. It had an enclosed cabin for 10 passengers with the pilot in an open cockpit behind the cabin. Later the engines were changed to more powerful Hispano-Suiza 8Ab versions. 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.

The Potez X formed the basis of two similar airliners in the Potez XVIII and Potez XXII.

## Variants

### XA

    Original commercial variant with three 100 kW (140 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Aa piston engines.

### XB

    Military variant with 220 kW (300 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Fb engines.

### XC

    Civil variant with 210 kW (280 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8Bec engines.

## Specifications (Potez X A)

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 10 passengers
* Length: 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan: 18.40 m (60 ft 4 in)
* Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 94 $m^2$ (1,010 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
* Gross weight: 3,090 kg (6,812 lb)
* Powerplant: 3 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab , 130 kW (180 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
* Cruise speed: 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn)
* Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
