TigerTigerM Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 In digging around for the Stampe SV 4C that Adam Banks had used in his Compton Abbas shots, I stumbled upon the Late'coere 28 at the same French site. Flies nicely, tons of character. The following is taken from the aircraft's XP11 file: "The Latécoère 28 was a development of the Latécoère 26. It was braced high-wing single-engined monoplane initially powered by Renault 12Jbr engine. The Latécoère 28 had a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and enclosed cockpit for two crew. The cabin was fitted for eight-passengers with access to a washroom. A total of about fifty planes of several versions were built between 1927 and 1932. The seaplane version, the Latécoère 28-3, was the first to make a postal delivery crossing of the South Atlantic when Jean Mermoz flew from Dakar to Natal in 21 hours and a half aboard the Comte-de-La Vaulx (prototype n° 919) on 12 May 1930. Unfortunately the plane was lost at sea during the return flight (with no loss of life, nor of mail). This high-wing single engine plane was first built with Renault engines which were soon replaced by Hispano Suiza 12Lbr giving 500 hp (370 kW). The floatplane version had the Hispano Suiza 12Lbr giving 650 hp (480 kW). The first aircraft were used by Aéropostale on the African mail routes connecting Casablanca and Dakar. The aircraft also inaugurated a Paris-Madrid service. It became famous in South America because of the regular mail service it ensured, from France to Argentina, and further on. With this plane it was possible to send a letter from Paris to Santiago de Chile in what seemed then like an astonishingly short four days. Previously, the mail steamships had taken weeks or months. It had a very limited military career. Venezuela bought three for use as bombers, and the government of France gave several to the republican side in the Spanish Civil War." TTM Cockpit. Not sure what the crank handle is for. Engine cowling open/close?? Cabin. Cool travel posters that illustrate its aviation role. Ready to leave Compton Abbas. Front on. Note the exhaust pipes running up & over the cockpit. (1 on each side) Compton Abbas behind the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Interesting old bird over some nice scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Wonderful!!! I'm going to have to grab that one!!! Thanks Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Good looking old bird, never saw that one before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 What a beautiful old plane, tons of character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I've discovered the crank handle is mapped to mixture control (!). What an excellent add-on! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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