Potez 29

The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger biplane designed and built by Avions Henry Potez. Although designed as a civilian aircraft, a large number entered service with the French Air Force.

Development
The Potez 29 was a biplane powered by a nose-mounted 335 kW (450 hp) Lorraine 12Eb broad-arrow piston engine, with a fixed tailskid landing gear. Based on the earlier Potez 25, with the same wings and engine, the Potez 29 had a new fuselage with an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a cabin for five passengers. The 29 proved to be a success; it entered service with civilian airlines, and 120 were delivered to the French Air Force, mainly as an air ambulance and light transport.

Variants

 * Potez 29
 * Prototype and six production aircraft with a Lorraine 12Eb engine.


 * Potez 29/2
 * Production variant for the French Air Force with a Lorraine 12Eb engine, 123 built.


 * Potez 29/4
 * Civil variant with a 359 kW (480 hp) Gnome-Rhône 9Ady Jupiter radial engine, 15 built.

Civil operators

 * CIDNA
 * LARES
 * Aeroput

Military operators

 * French Air Force
 * Free French Air Force
 * Royal Air Force