| Manufacturer |
Société des Avions René Couzinet |
L-W-F Engineering Co Inc. |
| Description |
The Couzinet 70 was a French three-engined commercial monoplane designed and built by Société des Avions René Couzinet. |
The L-W-F Model H Owl was a large American twin-boom trimotor biplane designed and built by LWF Engineering as a mail plane in 1920, but after being rejected for that role, the single prototype was sold to the United States Army Air Service for evaluation as a bomber but failed to secure any orders. |
| First Flight |
1932-02-11 |
1920-05-22 |
| Entry Into service |
1934-05-01 |
1920-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1923-01-01 |
| Designer |
Société des Avions René Couzinet |
L-W-F Engineering Co Inc. |
| Type |
Long-range commercial monoplane |
|
| Length (m) |
16.15 |
16.1544 |
| Height (m) |
4 |
5.1816 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
280 |
177.0278 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
90.1233 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
4572 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
3 × Hispano-Suiza 12Nb V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 485 kW (650 hp) each |
3 × Liberty L-12 V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 298 kW (400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Aéropostale |
United States Army Air Service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couzinet_70 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-W-F_Model_H_Owl |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
30 |
32.3088 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
90 |
205.8731 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Liberty L-12 |
| Number of Engines |
3 |
3 |