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POTEZ MACHINES.

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The Potez Company is doing considerable work with metal construction and have designed and built two types of machines to French Military Specifications as well as several machines for commercial work.

Their two-place Observation and Night Pursuit machine has the following characteristics:

Span ---------------------    12 m.
Length -------------------     8. 40
Area ---------------------    45 sq m.
Motor --------------------    Lorains 370 h.p.
Weight, empty ------------ 1,200 kgs.
Fuel ---------------------   255 kgs.
Military load ------------   400 kgs.
Total weight ------------- 1,725 kgs.
Loading per sq. m. -------    39 kgs.
Loading per horsepower ---     4 1/2 kgs.
Speed at ground ----------   210 k/h.
Speed at 3,000 m. --------   195 k/h.
Speed at 5,000 m. --------   180 k/h.
Climb to 1,000 m. --------     3' 30" 
         3,000 m. --------    13'
         5,000 m. --------    29'
Ceiling ------------------ 6,200 m.

This machine has been designed to fulfill French type requirements for observation and night pursuit. This machine is representative of conventional type in design and is featured with Lamblin radiator installation. It is apparently a good all around,

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