TheLioré et Olivier LeO 7 was a French bomber escort biplane designed and built byLioré et Olivier for the French Air Force.
Design and development [ edit ] The LeO 7 was three-seat bomber escort biplane developed from the LeO 5 ground-attack biplane. Appearing in 1922 the production version (theLeO 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.[ 1]
Operational history [ edit ] Twenty LeO 7/2s were built followed by 18LeO 7/3 s which were a navalised version with increased wingspan.
LeO 7 Prototype LeO 7/2 Production version for theArmée de l'Air LeO 7/3 Production version for theAéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation), 18 built. France [ edit ] Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [ 2]
General 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) eachPerformance
Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph, 103 kn)Service ceiling: 7,010 m (23,000 ft)Armament
^ Taylor and Alexander 1969, pp. 97-98. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985. p. 2320.Hartmann, Gérard.Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier . Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002.ISBN 2-7268-8607-8 Taylor, John W. R. and Jean Alexander.Combat Aircraft of the World. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.ISBN 0-71810-564-8 Taylor, Michael J. H.Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions, 1989.ISBN 0-517-69186-8
