page_title: Latécoère 298
section_title: Specifications (Laté 298D)
hierarchical_section_title: Latécoère 298 / Specifications (Laté 298D)
caption_attribution_description: English: Late 298 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile December 1943
context_page_description: The Latécoère 298 was a French seaplane that served during World War II. It was designed primarily as a torpedo bomber, but served also as a dive bomber against land and naval targets, and as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Of a sturdy and reliable construction and possessing good manoeuvrability, it was France's most successful military seaplane, and served throughout the war in various guises.
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  General characteristics
  Crew: 3
  Length: 12.56 m (41 ft 2 in)
  Wingspan: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
  Height: 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
  Wing area: 31.6 m² (340 sq ft)
  Airfoil: Clark CYH
  Empty weight: 3,085 kg (6,801 lb)
  Gross weight: 4,533 kg (9,994 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs-1 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engnie, 660 kW (880 hp)
  Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn) at 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
  Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft) 
  Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 6 minutes 33 seconds
  Armament
  Guns: 3x 7.5 mm Darne machine guns
  Bombs: 680 kg (1,499 lb) bombs / torpedo
caption: Late 298 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile December 1943
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