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| Derived from the Potez 29, the Potez
32 five-passenger transport or mail-plane retained the fuselage, tail unit and landing gear of its predecessor, but was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane. First flown in 1928, the prototype was followed by 54 production aircraft. An initial difference in comparison with the Potez 29 was the employment of a lower-powered, and thus cheaper and more economical, Salmson radial engine; later aircraft had the higher-powered Jupiter. The type was operated by CIDNA, Air Orient and Aeropostale, and 12 were exported to Canada.
The Potez 33 prototype, tested in March 1928, was a militarised version of the Potez 32 intended for liaison and observation, or as a trainer for pilots and observers. It had dual controls as standard, introduced large observation windows, and had a dorsal machine-gun position; light bombs could be carried.
| MODEL | Potez 33/2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Salmson 9Ab radial piston engine, 171kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1750 kg | 3858 lb |
| Loaded weight | 950 kg | 2094 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 14.50 m | 48 ft 7 in |
| Length | 10.15 m | 33 ft 4 in |
| Wing area | 35.0 m2 | 376.74 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 190 km/h | 118 mph |
| Ceiling | 4500 m | 14750 ft |
| Range | 700 km | 435 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 1 x 7.7mm machine-gun |
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I would like to see more about the other ones used in Portugal and Canada. New photos of these variants would be of interest to us.
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