Lioré et Olivier LeO 7
model of biplane
The Lioré et Olivier LeO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built by Lioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.
Design and development
The LeO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LeO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (the LeO 7/2) had a wide-track landing gear and gunner's cockpits in the snub nose and amidships. The pilot was located in a cockpit just behind the wing trailing edge.
Operational history
Twenty LeO 7/2s were built followed by 18 LeO 7/3s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.
Variants
LeO 7
Prototype
LeO 7/2
Production version for the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force), 20 built
LeO 7/3
Production version for the Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation), 18 built.
Operators
France
French Air Force
French Navy
Specifications (LeO 7/2)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristics
Crew: 3 (pilot and two gunners)
Length: 11 m (38 ft 0.75 in)
Wingspan: 18.59 m (60 ft 11.75 in)
Height: 3.9 m (13 ft 2.25 in)
Wing area: 68 m2 (730 sq ft)
Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 engines , 223 kW (300 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph, 103 kn)
Service ceiling: 7,010 m (23,000 ft)
Armament
400kg (882lb) bombs
References
Notes
Bibliography
Hartmann, Gérard. Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier. Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002. ISBN 2-7268-8607-8 (in French)
Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander.
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