Hi,
the Loire-100 was a four engined transatlantic flying boat powered by four 630 hp Hispano-
Suiza 9V engines,mounted tandem in two pairs,and Loire-101 was also the same four engined
mounted in leading edge of wings,remained a Projects only.
I think they had the same fuselage,can anyone make a speculative drawings to them ?;
In response to the specification of 1934 for a seaplane intended for the
South Atlantic line, the office of studies Loire, still under the direction of
Yves Jan-Kerguistel, took over the formula of the Loire 70 and studied several
configurations which were distinguished by the arrangement of the engines. The
Loire 100 was a four-engine Hispano-Suiza 9V star of 630 hp, arranged in tandem
two in pairs on the canopy, while the Loire 101 had these same engines
in line on the leading edge. The first project was abandoned because it was
believed that the rear propellers were likely to touch the water if
heavy seas.
nevertheless the formula of the engines in tandem, but widely installed
above the wing, at the top of connecting chimneys which made them
accessible in flight. These engines had become Hispano-Suiza 12 Xbrs-1
of 720 hp. This configuration was called Loire 102. It was therefore a seaplane
hull, high wing monoplane, high
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