Breguet LE

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Breguet LE
Chasseur LE de Gustave Eiffel, mise en page.png
Role Prototype fighter
Manufacturer Breguet Aviation
First flightMarch 1918
StatusCancelled
Number built1

The Breguet LE or Breguet Laboratoire Eiffel was a prototype French monoplane fighter built during World War I. The sole aircraft completed crashed on its second flight in 1918, killing the pilot. The program was terminated and the two other aircraft under construction with more powerful engines were broken up.

Contents

Specifications (performance data estimated)

Data from De l'avion Eiffel au LeO 9: Le chasseur trop en avance sur son temps [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

Citations

  1. Riccio, p. 73

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