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Bréguet 20, 21 and 22 Leviathan
Société Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet · France · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Bréguet Leviathan was a family of large all-metal biplane aircraft built in France in the early 1920s. The Bréguet XX and XXI were notable for being powered by Bréguet-Bugatti multiple engines, in two forms. The Bréguet XXI was powered by individual Bréguet-Bugatti U.16 engines initially and Lorraine-Dietrich 8b engines in tandem later. The Bréguet XXII had accommodation for about twenty passengers and was destroyed during a 1923 transport aircraft competition. Development of all three aircraft types was halted largely due to technical issues with power-plants and aircraft structure.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- France
- Manufacturer
- Société Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet
- Service Entry
- 1922
- Produced
- 1
- Engine
- 2× U-16, (two straight-eight engines in parallel), water-cooled in-line piston engines
- Thrust / Power
- 480 hp each
- Length (ft)
- 46
- Wingspan (ft)
- 84
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 6945
- MTOW (lb)
- 14110
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 13123
- Range (mi)
- 684
- Max Speed (mph)
- 106