The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger

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designed and built by Avions Henry Potez. Although designed as a civilian aircraft, a large number entered service with the

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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

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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.

Operators

Civil operators

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Military operators

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Specifications (Potez 29)

References

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