DISCONTINUED Azur 72012 Potez 452

The Potez 452 flying boat is a single-engine, double-engine observation plane of the French Navy. The power unit was a Hispano-Suiza 9Qd engine with 350HP. Aircraft of this type were fired with catapults from large navy ships, but could also take off from water. In the period 1939-1940, they operated mainly in the Mediterranean Sea, but did not take part in a major combat operation. After the fall of France in 1940, the Potez 452 machines were used in French aviation in Indochina. Technical data: length: 10.23 m, wingspan: 13 m, height: 3.4 m, maximum speed: 217 km / h, climb speed: 4.6 m / s, practical ceiling: 5500 m, armament: fixed - 1 machine gun cal. 7.5mm.