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Météore 63
SPCA · Commercial · France · Interwar (1919–1938)
The SPCA Météore 63 was a biplane flying boat airliner designed and built by the French aircraft manufacturer Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques (SPCA). It was the company's first aircraft, as well as the first seaplane to fulfil the strenuous conditions to secure a seaworthiness certificate of the first class and the first long distance seaplane to be procured by the French government.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Commercial
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- France
- Manufacturer
- SPCA
- Operator
- Air Union Lignes d'Orient
- Service Entry
- 1925
- Produced
- 3
- Engine
- 3 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ac
- Thrust / Power
- 180 hp (130 kW) each
- Length (ft)
- 42
- Wingspan (ft)
- 69
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 7480
- MTOW (lb)
- 9240
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 14800
- Range (mi)
- 606
- Max Speed (mph)
- 104