#Latécoère 523

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zenith walrus
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Shrugbot Seaplane Suggestion #71

to make up for the disaster that was my previous suggestion... I’m sorry malice

Flying Boat

The Latécoère 523 was a large military flying boat produced in France during WW2.
Being derived from the 521 and 522 flying boat airliners, the 523 was primarily designed for maritime patrol and transportation. The design was fairly conventional for seaplanes of the time, sporting a large wing with 4 tractor and 2 pusher propellers.

3 units of the 523 were produced, which saw service throughout the war. Unfortunately, no examples survive in the present day.

Purpose

  • Cargo
  • Surveillance
  • Search & Rescue
  • Target strike?

Stats

Speed: 150 knots
Stall speed: 54 knots
Range: ~2,800 miles
Powerplant: 6 x Hispano Suiza 12 Y (900 hp each)
Wingspan: 161.9 ft
Length: 103.8 ft
Height: 29.07 ft
Weight (dry): 47356 lb

Sources:
Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latécoère_521
AviaDejaVu: http://aviadejavu.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft32326.htm

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Latécoère 521

The Latécoère 521 was a French six-engined double deck flying boat designed and manufactured by Pierre-Georges Latécoère. At the time of its completion, it held the distinction of being the largest aircraft to be built in France as well as one of the first large passenger aircraft capable of flying trans-Atlantic routes.
First flown on 10 Januar...

urban iris
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Dis is an absolute unit

quartz solstice
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SEAPLANE!

zenith walrus
odd hound
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Latécoére trying to build a reasonably sized flying boat challenge (impossible)