Potez 25
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Potez
Maiden flight	1924
Introduced	1920s
Retired	1940s
Primary users	French Air Force Polish Air Force
Number built	4,000

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Design and development

More than 4,000 Potez 25s were manufactured. The aircraft was further developed into the Potez 25M, a standard monoplane parasol, which never entered production.

Operational history

In June 1930 Henri Guillaumet crashed with his Potez 25 in the Andes during an air mail flight. He survived an incredible march through the mountains and was found after one week of searching. Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ...

Operators

•  China
•  Estonia
•  Finland: The Finnish Air Force purchased one Potez 25 A2 to try out its flying qualities in 1927. The aircraft was flown more than 700 hours, but no deal was made. It was used until 1936.
•  France
• Free France
•  Greece
•  Paraguay
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Switzerland
•  Soviet Union
•  United States
• Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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Specifications (Potez 25)

Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 9.4 m (ft in)
• Wingspan: 14.2 m (ft in)
• Height: 3.5 m (ft in)
• Wing area: m² (ft²)
• Empty weight: kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Gnome & Rhône Jupiter VI inline engine, kW (420 hp)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 214 km/h (knots, mph)
• Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: km (nm, mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ()
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

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Sources

Heinonen, Timo Heinonen: Thulinista Hornetiin, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, 1992. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.