French Bomber Aircraft: French Bomber Aircraft 1910-1919, French Bomber Aircraft 1920-1929, French Bomber Aircraft 1930-1939

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 221. Not illustrated. Chapters: French Bomber Aircraft 1910-1919, French Bomber Aircraft 1920-1929, French Bomber Aircraft 1930-1939, French Bomber Aircraft 1950-1959, French Bomber Aircraft 1960-1969, Breguet 19, Dassault Mirage Iv, Liore et Olivier Leo 45, Breguet 693, Potez 25, Breguet 14, Sud Aviation Vautour, Latecoere 6, Amiot 120, Bloch Mb.170, Voisin Iii, Latecoere 570, Amiot 354, Amiot 143, Caudron G.4, Farman F.220, Liore et Olivier Leo 25, Bloch Mb.200, Loire-Nieuport Ln.401, Levasseur Pl.7, Potez 15, Bloch Mb.131, Farman Mf.11, Bloch Mb.210, Caudron R.4, Potez 540, Farman F.50, Levasseur Pl.15, Latecoere 290, Farman F.270, Liore et Olivier Leo 12, Farman F.160, Bloch Mb.162, Breguet Bre.4, Latham 43, Morane-Saulnier T, Levasseur Pl.14, Farman F.211, Levasseur Pl.2, Liore et Olivier Leo H-13, Fba 19, Bleriot 127, Letord Let.9, Farman B.2, Farman F.130, Farman F.150, Liore et Olivier Leo 20, Breguet 16, Farman Bn.4, Voisin V. Excerpt: Breguet 19 - The Breguet 19 was designed as a successor to a highly-successful World War I light bomber, the 14. Initially, it was designed to be powered by a 450 hp/335 kw Bugatti U-16 engine, driving a four-blade propeller, and such a prototype was shown on the 7th Paris Air Show in November 1921. A new design was flown in March 1922, featuring a conventional layout with a single 336 kW (450 hp) Renault 12Kb inline engine. The aircraft was built in a biplane platform, with shorter lower wings. After trials, the Breguet 19 was ordered by the French Air Force in September 1923. The first 11 Breguet 19 prototypes were powered by a number of different engines. A trademark of Breguet was the wide usage of duralumin as a construction material, instead of steel or wood. At that time, the aircraft was faster than other bombers, and even some fighter aircraft. Therefore, it met with a huge int...