page_title: Latécoère 500
section_title: Specifications (Laté 500)
hierarchical_section_title: Latécoère 500 / Specifications (Laté 500)
caption_attribution_description: English: Latécoère 501 3-view drawing from NACA-AC-170
context_page_description: The Latécoère 500 was a flying boat built in France in 1931 for use on the transatlantic mail route to South America. Designed to a specification by the French aviation ministry, Latécoère also built a passenger-carrying variant, the 501, which actually flew first. The design was a large, parasol-wing monoplane with broad sponsons and a fully enclosed cabin. Three engines were installed on the wing, two tractor-fashion on the leading edge, and one pusher-fashion on the trailing edge.
  The Latécoère 500 was not accepted for service due to its poor flying qualities and was soon scrapped. The 501 flew for a while on passenger routes in the Mediterranean.
context_section_description: General characteristics
  Crew: Three
  Length: 17.74 m (58 ft 2 in)
  Wingspan: 31.40 m (103 ft 0 in)
  Height: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
  Wing area: 148.3 m² (1,600 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 4,446 kg (9,802 lb)
  Gross weight: 2,816 kg (21,641 lb)
  Powerplant: 3 × Hispano-Suiza 12Jb , 300 kW (400 hp) each
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
  Range: 4,800 km (3,000 mi, 2,600 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)
caption: Latécoère 501 3-view drawing from NACA-AC-170
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