Engineering:Breguet 393T
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| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Breguet |
| First flight | February 1931 |
| Introduction | July 1934 |
| Primary user | Air France |
| Number built | 9 |
The Breguet 390T, 392T and 393T were a family of France propeller-driven airliners of the mid-1930s.
Development
The Breguet 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
France
- Air France
Specifications (393T)
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: eight passengers
- Length: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 21.71 m (71 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 66.5 m2 (715 ft2)
- Empty weight: 3,966 kg (8,743 lb)
- Gross weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kd, 261 kW (350 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 249 km/h (155 mph)
- Range: 975 km (606 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,850 m (19,200 ft)
Armament
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 199.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 81.
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