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The Potez 453 was a prototype of the french Aéronavale and the fighter variant of the reconnaissance seaplane Potez 450-452, the 452 was the military version and the 450 was the first prototype of this little serie of aeroplanes. 20 or 21 seaplanes of the type Potez 450 were built whose 1 or 2 Po.450, 17 Po.452 and only 1 Po.453. Spain has bought a building licence of the 452 in February 1936 but which was useless in reason of the beginning of the Spanish war, the Imperial Japanese Navy had also bought a 452 for evaluate its performances in 1937. It was built with a duralumin structure and with magnesium plates but as those last were damaged in the water, they were replaced by aluminium plates.
Potez 450:
First flight: March 1932
Engine: Salmson 9Ab of 230hp and Gourdou-Leseure GL-831
Max. speed: 250 km/h
Min. speed: 72 km/h
Potez 452:
First flight: December 20th 1935
Manufacture: CAMS of Sartrouville (France)
Engine: Radial engine Hispano-Suiza 9qd of 330hp
Wingspan: 13m / 42ft
Lenght: 10.23m / 33ft
Height: 3.26m / 11ft
Weight: between 1 059 kg and 1 500kg / between 2 334 pound and 3 307 pound
Max. speed: 217 km/h
Max. ceiling: 6 500m / 21 325ft
Range: 500 km / 310 miles or 5h10
Crew: 2
Armament: 1 rear machine gun Darne of 7.7mm
Potez 453:
First flight: September 24th 1935
Engine: Radial engine Hispano-Suiza 14Hbs of 720hp
Armament: 2 Machine guns of 7.7mm in front of the cockpit.
Potez 450:
First flight: March 1932
Engine: Salmson 9Ab of 230hp and Gourdou-Leseure GL-831
Max. speed: 250 km/h
Min. speed: 72 km/h
Potez 452:
First flight: December 20th 1935
Manufacture: CAMS of Sartrouville (France)
Engine: Radial engine Hispano-Suiza 9qd of 330hp
Wingspan: 13m / 42ft
Lenght: 10.23m / 33ft
Height: 3.26m / 11ft
Weight: between 1 059 kg and 1 500kg / between 2 334 pound and 3 307 pound
Max. speed: 217 km/h
Max. ceiling: 6 500m / 21 325ft
Range: 500 km / 310 miles or 5h10
Crew: 2
Armament: 1 rear machine gun Darne of 7.7mm
Potez 453:
First flight: September 24th 1935
Engine: Radial engine Hispano-Suiza 14Hbs of 720hp
Armament: 2 Machine guns of 7.7mm in front of the cockpit.
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really well drawn K...
they should have learned a lesson in the magnesium plates. Ships have zinc and magnesium blocks placed upon the hull as sacrifice to oxidation. https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/questi.....2111602AAFeK21
one of the fellows I work with said the Cessna Caravans on floats that have done this (off the record) suffer far less corrosion from the salt water they operate in.
V.
they should have learned a lesson in the magnesium plates. Ships have zinc and magnesium blocks placed upon the hull as sacrifice to oxidation. https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/questi.....2111602AAFeK21
one of the fellows I work with said the Cessna Caravans on floats that have done this (off the record) suffer far less corrosion from the salt water they operate in.
V.
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