| Potez 36 | |
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| "Challenge International de Tourisme", 1929 | |
| Role | Two-seat sport/touring monoplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Potez |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Number built | 300+ |
| Variants | Potez 43 & Potez 58 |
The Potez 36 was a French two-seat touring or sport monoplane designed and built by Potez.
The Potez 36 was a high-wing braced monoplane with a conventional landing gear. It had an enclosed cabin with side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. The design had some unusual features like folding wings to make it easier to store or to tow behind a motor car. Some of the aircraft had Potez-designed leading-edge slats. The aircraft was popular with both French private owners and flying clubs with a small number being used by the French Air Force during the 1930s as liaison aircraft.
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