Loire Aircraft

Loire 50 / 501 1931 A three-seat parasol-wing flying-boat for liaison or training duties, the Loire 50.01 prototype first flew ... read more ... In 1927, the shipbuilding concern Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire established an aircraft division and, ... read more ... Loire 43 1932 Loire 70 1933 read more ... Built as a replacement for the Loire 43, the Loire 45 employed a fundamentally similar ... read more ... Loire 45 1933 Loire 46 1934 In order to rectify the inadequate visibility from the cockpit suffered by the Loire 45, ... read more ... Built to meet a 1933 requirement of the French navy for an all-purpose shipboard catapult-launched ... read more ... Loire 130 1934 Loire 210 1935 In 1933, the Marine Nationale formulated and issued a requirement for a modern float-equipped fighter that could ... read more ... In 1934, the Service Technique issued an outline specification for a new single-seat fighter, all the ... read more ... Loire 250 1935 Loire 102 1936 Designed for the South Atlantic mail route between West Africa and Brazil, the Loire 101 ... read more ... During 1934, the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire amalgamated with the Societe Nieuport-Astra to result ... read more ... Loire-Nieuport 161 1935 Loire-Nieuport L.N.40 / L.N.401 / L.N.411 1938 The single-seat Loire-Nieuport 40 prototype dive-bomber made its first flight in June 1938. An inverted gull-wing ... read more ... Loire-Nieuport L.N.10 1939