Loire 250

Loire 250
Role	Single-seat fighter monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Loire
First flight	27 September 1935
Number built	1

The Loire 250 was a French single-seat fighter monoplane designed and built by Loire Aviation of St. Nazaire.^[1]

Design and development

The Loire 250 was built to meet a requirement for a single-seat fighter prototype to undergo a fly-off competition with the Dewoitine D.513 and Morane-Saulnier MS.405.^[1] The Loire 250 was an all-metal low-wing monoplane powered by a 1,000 hp (746 kW) Hispano-Suiza 14Ha-7a radial engine with a single enclosed cockpit and retractable conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.^[1] Only one prototype was produced; it first flew 27 September 1935. It was modified to improve performance before the fly-off but failed to gain a production order.^[1] The prototype was unarmed but it was intended to fit two 20 mm cannon and two 7.5 mm machine-guns if the type entered production.^[1]

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 2379

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

Aircraft produced by Loire Aviation/Loire-Nieuport

Loire aircraft	Loire 11 Loire 30 Loire 301 Loire 43 Loire 45 Loire 46 Loire 50 Loire 501 Loire 60 Loire 601 Loire 70 Loire 102 Loire 130 Loire 210 Loire 250

Loire-Nieuport	Loire-Nieuport 10 LN.40 LN.401 LN.402 LN.411 LN.42 Loire-Nieuport 161

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