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repositioning of the oil radiator. It was a little (5 km/h) faster than the 490 and was over 3% quicker in the climb. Despite its excellent performance in terms of the original specification and its ability to perform aerobatics like a fighter, the production order went to Les
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climbed faster. The only criticisms were of the high take off and landing speeds. Encouraged, and very optimistic of orders, Latécoère built a second prototype numbered 491, very similar to the (revised) first prototype apart from some refinement to the shape of the engine cowling and spinner and a
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for official tests and comparison with its competitors. It was found to be fast, but judged lacking yaw stability. In
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The vertical, faired main oleo legs of the split axle undercarriage were mounted on the forward lift struts, with two more articulated struts on each side to the bases of the lift struts. The single mainwheel on each side was initially uncovered but later acquired spats. There was a tail skid at the
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The parasol wing of the 490 was of straight, untapered plan apart from elliptical tips. For its time the all-metal wing was thin, with a thickness/chord ratio of 8.5%, and was built up around two spars. The ailerons were split into two pairs. Streamlined lift struts ran from the lower fuselage
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mounted on either side of the top of the engine cowling. The vertical and oblique cameras were immediately behind the pilot and just in front of the observer, who had a radio station at his rear. His position was armed with twin
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may have existed, unofficially, as the type 491 re-engined with a supercharged
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fin had the shape of an equilateral right angled triangle, and the now deeper rudder was slightly reduced in chord. At that point it was registered as
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specification of 1928. Only two prototypes were built.
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Late 491 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile March 1933
282:V-12 watercooled piston, 480 kW (650 hp)
16:French reconnaissance aircraft prototype of 1931
334:2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) fixed Vickers machine guns
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210:Specifications (490, unmodified)
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109:aircraft, designed to a French
105:was a two-seat, single-engined
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266:1,798 kg (3,964 lb)
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111:photographic reconnaissance
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387:Cuny, Jean (1992).
280:Hispano-Suiza 12 Nb
192:ANF Les Mureaux 113
162:Hispano-Suiza 12 Nb
153:, previously 49.1.
1205:Latécoère aircraft
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381:References
172:Lewis guns
127:Breguet 33
69:Latécoère
437:Latécoère
371:Cuny 1992
252:Wingspan:
226:Cuny 1992
223:Data from
123:Amiot 130
74:Designer
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145:and the
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347:Notes
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41:Role
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557:34-0
393:ISBN
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