| Bréguet 393T | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Bréguet |
| First flight | February 1931 |
| Introduction | July 1934 |
| Primary user | Air France |
| Number built | 9 |
The Bréguet 390T, 392T and 393T were a family of French propeller-driven sesquiplane airliners of the mid-1930s.
Development
The Bréguet 390T family were large three-engine sesquiplanes of all-metal construction with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.
Operational history
The newly constituted Air France operated six 393Ts, plus the sole 392T prototype that it purchased from Breguet to use as a cargo plane. The aircraft were originally deployed on the Toulouse-Casablanca route and later on the Natal-Buenos Aires route. Towards the end of their careers, all remaining 393Ts were recalled to Paris and used on short routes between Paris and nearby European destinations.
Variants
- 390T
- First prototype, powered by Gnome-Rhône 5Kd radial engines. One aircraft built, destroyed in crash early in test programme.
- 391T
- Second prototype, similar to 390T.
- 392T
- Freighter version powered by Hispano-Suiza 9Qc radial engines, one built.
- 393T
- Definitive production version with Gnome-Rhône 7Kd radial engines, six built.
Operators
Specifications (393T)
Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1910[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots[2]
- Capacity: ten passengers
- Length: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
- Upper wingspan: 21.71 m (71 ft 3 in)
- Lower wingspan: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 66.46 m2 (715.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 3,529–3,996 kg (7,780–8,810 lb)
- Gross weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kd , 260 kW (350 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn) at 1,000 m (3,280 ft)
- Range: 945–975 km (587–606 mi, 510–526 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,850 m (19,190 ft)
- Time to altitude: 11 min to 2,000 m (6,560 ft)
References
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Citations
- ^ Stroud 1966, pp. 72–73.
- ^ L'Aérophile February 1934, p. 53.
Bibliography
- "Le Trimoteur Commercial Breguet 393 T (France)". L'Aérophile (in French). February 1934. pp. 53–54.
- Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 199.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 81.
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