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About the aircraft Loire-Nieurport LN.401/411
French dive-bomber aircraft

Extrapolé prototype Nieuport 140, the Loire-Nieuport LN.40 was to dive bombing, as the Ju 87 Stuka.
In contrast to the latter, it was a device to serve on aircraft carriers, as Bearn. He made his first flight in June 1938 and made its first pre-order copies of 7 and a second on 15 LN.401, and 36 aircraft. The LN.401 came into service in the Navy during the summer of 1939.

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Loire-Nieurport LN-411

Introduced: 1939

Manufacturer: Loire-Nieurport

Length: 9.76 m
Width: 14.00 m
Height: 3.50 m
Weight: 2135 kg
Max. Combat Weight: 3738 kg

Dimensions:

Role: Dive-bomber

Crew: 1

Engine: 1 Hispano-Suiza engine 12Xcrs

Performance:
Max Speed: 380 km / h
Climb Rate:
Ceiling: 9500 m
Range: 1200 km

Armament:
1 gun 20mm
2 machine guns of 7.5mm
500 kg of bombs

Variants: 40-402-401-411

Primary users: France

Source:

http://avions.legendaires.free.fr/ln401.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loire-Nieuport_LN.401

More Information:

www.histaviation.com/Loire-Nieuport_LN_40_LN_401_LN_411_LN_42.html

Note that 24 LN.401 and 411 were assembled from components already built by SNCASO at Châteauroux in March 1942. Two other versions were still produced: the LN-402 features a more powerful engine and the LN-42 with a new wing shortened. The global production of all these models reached a hundred copies. The LN.42 took the air Toussus-le-Noble in August 1945, but exceeded it was sent to scrap in 1947.

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About the aircraft Loire-Nieurport LN.401/411 French dive-bomber aircraft

About the aircraft Loire-Nieurport LN.401/411
French dive-bomber aircraft