Bordelaise L.H. 70

10/31/2012. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The Société Aérienne Bordelaise responded to a 1930 specification for a colonial aircraft, and designed the L.H. 70. The all-metal high-wing monoplane with a fixed landing gear was powered by three 300 hp Lorraine Algol engines with two-blade metal Levasseur propellers. The sole prototype was first flown in 1932, testing at Villacoublay in January 1933 revealed inadequate lateral stability and engine vibration, subsequently the aircraft was not selected and the program was cancelled."

Span: 78 ft 8 in (24.00 m)
Length: 51 ft 9 in (15.8 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5.00 m)
Wing area: 753.2 sq.ft (70 sq.m)
Empty weight: 7,700 lb (3,500 kg)
Loaded weight: 11,550 lb (5,250 kg)
Fuel and oil: 2,200 lb (1,000 kg)
Useful load: 1,650 lb (750 kg)
Not to exceed speed: 155.25 mph (250 kmh)
Max speed: 149 mph (240 kmh) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
Max speed on two engines: 118 mph (190 kmh) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
Landing speed: 62.1 mph (100 kmh)
Climb: to 6,560 ft (2,000 m) 6 min 30 sec
Climb: to 21,320 ft (6,500 m) 45 min
Service ceiling: 21,320 ft (6,500 m)
Service ceiling on two engines: 13,120 ft (4,000 m)