Latécoère 631 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:42:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Latécoère 631 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 A French association plans to build a 1/4,41 scale Latécoère 631 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/04/30/a-french-association-plans-to-build-a-1441-scale-latecoere-631/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/04/30/a-french-association-plans-to-build-a-1441-scale-latecoere-631/#respond Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:42:13 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=1423

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A Latécoère 631 in Biscarosse in 1945. (Photo Simone Villette-Choquet - Daniel Duteis)

Found on Piloter Mag’s blog:

In 2010, a French Association decided to design and build a replica of the huge Latécoère 631 flying boat. Instead of a 57.43m wingspan, the replica would have a 13 m wingspan, and its wing area would only be 19.93 m² instead of 350 m². This would make the aircraft a 1/4,41-scale replica, allowing it to carry two people and 30 kg of luggage...

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