Bréguet 393T
Role Airliner
Manufacturer Bréguet
First flight February 1931
Introduction July 1934
Primary user Air France
Number built 9

The Bréguet 390T, 392T and 393T were a family of French propeller-driven sesquiplane airliners of the mid-1930s.

Development

The Bréguet 390T family were large three-engine sesquiplanes of all-metal construction with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

Operational history

The newly constituted Air France operated six 393Ts, plus the sole 392T prototype that it purchased from Breguet to use as a cargo plane. The aircraft were originally deployed on the Toulouse-Casablanca route and later on the Natal-Buenos Aires route. Towards the end of their careers, all remaining 393Ts were recalled to Paris and used on short routes between Paris and nearby European destinations.

Variants

390T
391T
  • Second prototype, similar to 390T.
392T
393T

Operators

 France

Specifications (393T)

Breguet 393T 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile February 1934

Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1910[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two pilots[2]
  • Capacity: ten passengers
  • Length: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 21.71 m (71 ft 3 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 66.46 m2 (715.4 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,529–3,996 kg (7,780–8,810 lb)
  • Gross weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Gnome-Rhône 7Kd , 260 kW (350 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn) at 1,000 m (3,280 ft)
  • Range: 945–975 km (587–606 mi, 510–526 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,850 m (19,190 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 11 min to 2,000 m (6,560 ft)

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • "Le Trimoteur Commercial Breguet 393 T (France)". L'Aérophile (in French). February 1934. pp. 53–54.
  • Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 199.
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 81.
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