Potez X
| Potez X | |
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| Role | General purpose colonial transport aircraftTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Potez |
| First flight | 1922 |
| Variants | * Potez XVIII |
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
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- XB
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- XC
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Specifications (Potez X A)
General characteristics
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