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The Gourdou-Leseurre GL-812 HY was a 3-seat reconnaissance floatplane, built by Gourdou-Leseurre.

Development

The prototype, called L-2, was built in 1926-27. It has a steel tube fuselage, and rectangular wooden wing. The tail was two fins, one above and one below the fuselage. The entire plane was fabric covered, except the Шаблон:Cvt Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, which was left uncowled. The prototype was flown to Copenhagen, and demonstrated there to several countries.

Six prototype L-3s were constructed. They had a larger Шаблон:Cvt Jupiter, steel spars instead of wood, and stronger struts, allowing for shipboard catapult launching. After successfully testing the L-3, the French navy ordered 14 production GL-810 HY aircraft. The first production 810 HY flew on 23 September 1930, taking off from the Seine at Les Mureaux. In 1931, 20 GL-811 HYs were ordered, for operation from the seaplane carrier Commandant Teste and from 1933 to 1934 twenty-nine GL-812 HYs and thirteen GL-813 HYs were ordered.

Variants

Файл:Gourdou-Leseurre L-2 L'Aérophile October,1927.jpg
Gourdou-Leseurre L-2 photo from L'Aérophile October,1927
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Gourdou-Leseurre L-2 3-view drawing from L'Aérophile October,1927
Gourdou-Leseurre L-2
The initial prototype of the catapult-launched floatplane observation aircraft.
Gourdou-Leseurre L-3
Six prototype development aircraft with revised structure.
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-810 HY
Initial production - 24 produced for Aeronavale.[1]
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-811 HY
Developed version - 20 built from 1931.[2]
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-812 HY
29 built 1933-34.[3]
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-813 HY
13 built.[4]

Operators

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Units using this aircraft

  • Escadrille 7S2 (Commandant Teste)
  • Escadrille 7S3 (spread among various cruisers)
  • Escadrilles 1S1, 2S1, 2S4, 3S1, 3S2, 3S3, 3S6, 8S2, 8S5.

While most aircraft had been retired by 1939, that August the remaining aircraft were brought together to re-equip the recently re-activated and mobilized Escadrilles 1S2 and 3S3 at Cherbourg and Berre-l'Étang, respectively and perform coastal anti-submarine patrols.

Specifications (812 HY)

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See also

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References

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Bibliography

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