Loire-Nieuport LN.401 - Specifications (LN.401)

Specifications (LN.401)

Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Eight Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 9.747 m (31 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 3.499 m (11 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
  • Wing area: 24.75 m2 (266.4 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,243 kg (4,945 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,835 kg (6,250 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs liquid-cooled V12 engine, 510 kW (690 hp) at 4,000 m (13,100 ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 380 km/h; 205 kn (236 mph) at 4,000 m (13,100 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 299 km/h; 162 kn (186 mph) (economical cruise)
  • Range: 1,201 km; 648 nmi (746 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,168 ft)

Armament

  • Guns: 1 × Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm cannon and 2 × 7.5 mm Darne machine guns
  • Bombs: 1 × 225 kg (500 lb) or 165 kg 330 lb) bomb, or 10 × 10 kg (22 lb) or 15 kg (33 lb) bombs

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