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The company has its roots in the First World War; during September 1917, aeronautics pioneer Pierre-Georges Latécoère decided to invest in a series of factories in Toulouse. The business initially focused on the production of military material, such as shells and aircraft. It reportedly delivered roughly 800 aircraft to the French Army.

Following the end of the conflict, Latécoère engaged in the design and manufacture of numerous seaplanes. Perhaps the most significant of these was the six-engined Latécoère 631, a large passenger aircraft designed for transatlantic journeys. Billed as being The Ship of the Skies, the 631 performed its maiden flight during 1939; a total of 10 aircraft were completed. It was the largest production seaplane to ever be built, having a wingspan roughly one-third larger than the Short Sunderland, another contemporary large seaplane.

Latécoère


  • Latécoère 1 two seat single engined fighter.
  • Latécoère 2 a licence built Salmson 2A2 reconnaissnace aircraft.
  • Latécoère 3 a postal aircraft.
  • Latécoère 4 10-passenger three engined biplane.
  • Latécoère 5 Three engined four seat bomber or 24-passenger transport aircraft powered by 375 hp Lorriane 12 Da engines.
  • Latécoère 6 all metal sesquiplane four engined advanced bomber and escort 
    fighter powered by 260 hp Salmson Z9 engines.
  • Latécoère 7 a monoplane bomber.
  • Latécoère 8 6-passenger biplane powered by one 300 hp Renault 12 Fe engine.
  • Latécoère 9  Project 4 engined biplane , project only, 1922
  • Latécoère 10 Project 4 engined monoplane, contending project to Laté 9
  • Latécoère 11  Project 3 engined transport/COIN, 1922 
  • Latécoère 12  Project single engined transport/COIN, 1922 ​
  • Latécoère 13  Project twin engined transport aircraft powered by 300hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb engines.
  • Latécoère 14 single engined parasol wing transport monoplane aircraft powered by 300 hp Renault 12 Fe engine.
  • Latécoère 15
  • Latécoère 16
  • Latécoère 17
  • Latécoère 18
  • Latécoère 19
  • Latécoère 20  Project
  • Latécoère 21
  • Latécoère 22
  • Latécoère 23
  • Latécoère 24
  • Latécoère 25
  • Latécoère 26
  • Latécoère 27  Project
  • Latécoère 28
  • Latecoere 28-3 'Comte de la Vaulx'
  • Latécoère 29 (gros)  Project
  • Latecoere 225  Project
  • Latécoère 290
  • Latécoère 291
  • Latécoère 292
  • Latécoère 293
  • Latécoère 294
  • Latécoère 295
  • Latécoère 296
  • Latécoère 297
  • Latécoère 298 torpedo bomber float plane
  • Latécoère 299
  • Latécoère 30  Project
  • Latécoère 300
  • Latécoère 301
  • Latécoère 302 long range flying boat
  • Latécoère 310  Project
  • Latécoère 32
  • Latécoère 340
  • Latécoère 350
  • Latécoère 360  Project
  • Latécoère 370  Project
  • Latécoère 380
  • Latécoère 381
  • Latécoère 382  Project
  • Latécoère 383  Project
  • Latécoère 384  Project
  • Latécoère 385  Project
  • Latécoère 386  Project
  • Latécoère 410  Project
  • Latécoère 420  Project
  • Latécoère 430  Project
  • Latécoère 440
  • Latécoère 441  Project
  • Latécoère 442  Project
  • Latécoère 443  Project
  • Latécoère 460  Project
  • Latécoère 470  Project
  • Latécoère 480  Project
  • Latécoère 490
  • Latécoère 491
  • Latécoère 492  Project
  • Latécoère 493  Project
  • Latécoère 500
  • Latécoère 501
  • Latécoère 502  Project
  • Latécoère 503  Project
  • Latécoère 510  Project
  • Latécoère 520  Project
  • Latécoère 521 Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris
  • Latécoère 522
  • Latécoère 523 long range flying boat
  • Latécoère 524  Project
  • Latécoère 525  Project
  • Latécoère 530  Project
  • Latécoère 531  Project
  • Latécoère 550
  • Latécoère 560  Project
  • Latécoère 570
  • Latécoère 580  Project
  • Latécoère 581  Project
  • Latécoère 582
  • Latécoère 583  Project
  • Latécoère 590  Project
  • Latécoère 600  Project
  • Latécoère 601  Project
  • Latécoère 602  Project
  • Latécoère 610  Project
  • Latécoère 611 long range flying boat
  • Latécoère 613  Project
  • Latécoère 614  Project
  • Latécoère 615  Project
  • Latécoère 616  Project
  • Latécoère 617  Project
  • Latécoère 620  Project
  • Latécoère 631 Lionel de Marmier​
  • Latécoère 640  Project
  • Latécoère 670-673  Project  single engined floatplane fighters, projects 1938
  • Latécoère 675  Project​​  single engined, low wing fighter, project 1938
  • Latécoère 900  Project Development of 631 with 8 tandem engines, MTOW 250t, 1940
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Late-15 six passenger parasol wing transport monplane aircraft powered by
two 260hp Lorraine 8Bi ENGINES.
Late-16 foue seat cantilever high wing light transport monoplane powered by
one 300hp Renault 12Fe engine.
Late-17 five passenger parasol wing monoplane powered by one 280hp Renault
12 Fc engine.
Late-18 twin engined light transport biplane aircraft.
Late-19 was developed from Late-15 as two seat twin engined night bomber.
Late-20 was ambulance version of Late-19.
Laté 21 : twin engined (push/pull) flying boat,1925
Laté 22 : single engined parasol transport, 1926
Laté 23 : 4 engined (push/pull) flying boat,1926
Laté 24 : twin engined (push/pull) flying boat,1925 
Laté 25 : single engined parasol transport, 1926
Laté 26 : single engined parasol transport, 1926
Laté 27 : 3 engined flying boat,project
Laté 28 : single engined high wing transport, 1928

Late-37,39,41,42,43,45,46,47 and 48 were not known.

Late-40 was three engined transport aircraft.


Laté 281 : derivative of Laté 28 (or Laté 28-1)  
Laté 282 : derivative of Laté 28 ,1931
Laté 283 : floatplane version of Laté 28 ,1929
Laté 284 : G & R 14Kb
Laté 286 : Hispano Suiza 12Nb
Laté 287 : Renault 12 Mc
Laté 288 : Hispano Suiza 12Nbr
Laté 29 : 3 engined flying boat,project
Laté 30 : 3 engined flying boat,project

Laté 290 Torpedo seaplane

Laté 293 Torpedo seaplane
Laté 294 Torpedo seaplane
Laté 296 Torpedo seaplane
Laté 298 Torpedo seaplane
Laté 299 Shipborne reconnaissance/torpedo-bomber

Laté 300 : 4 engined flying boat, 1928
Laté 301-302, derivatives of 300
Laté 310 : single engined biplane 
Laté 32 : twin engined (push/pull) flying boat, 1931
Laté 330 : 3 engined flying boat,project
Laté 340 : 3 engined flying boat,project,1929
Laté 350 : 3 engined transport, high wing, 1929
Laté 360 : 3 engined transport, high wing, 1930
Laté 38 : twin engined (push/pull) flying boat,1930
Laté 380-386: derivatives of 38

Late-440 three seat torpedo bomber,it had a parasol wing and powered by

one 650 hp Hispano-Suiza 12 Nbr engine.
Late-490 & 491 two seat parasol wing reconnaissance monoplanes for 1931 R.2 program,rejected with Nieuport-580 in favour of ANF Mureaux monoplanes.

Laté 500-501 : 3 engined flying boat, 1930
Laté 520 : 4 engined (push/pull) flying boat,1931
Laté 521 : 4 engined (single engines) flying boat,1934
Laté 522-523: 6 engined (single engines) flying boat,1934


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Laté 1 C2 : single engined 2 seat fighter, project, around 1918

Laté MS15 : MASALCA, ground-to-air missile
Laté 100-102/110:missiles, drone targets, 1960-61
Laté 101 : 4 engined (two tandem engines)flying boat, project 1940 
Laté 120-123: derivatives of 101, 1941-45 
Laté 124 : derivative of 101 with 4 single engines, 1945 
Laté 130-134:derivatives of 631,some coupled engines and shaft driven props
Laté 140-141 : 4 engined passenger a/c, wing of 631, project 1945
Laté 150-153:4 engined flying boats, projects 1943-48 
Laté 160 : 4 engined passenger a/c, wing of 631, project 1945
Laté 170 : 6 engined recce flying boat, projects 1945
Laté 180-185 : 8 engined developments of 170
Laté 200(I):4 jet engined flying boat, project, 
Laté 200(II): twin jet torpedo bomber, project 1948 (?)  
Laté 210 : 6 engined passenger a/c, 
Laté 221-228: projects for ASW a/c, diferent engine concepts, projects 1948 
Laté 255/256/259roject for pulse jet fighters, 1951 
Laté 270-272rojects for seaplane jet fighters, 1949
Laté 112/113: high altitude drones, 1962
Laté 120:drone/missile 
Laté 231-233: Malafon ASW missile
Laté 257 : ASW missile, project
Laté 258/259 : Malaface,ground-to-ground missile 
Laté 290 : single engined, high wing float plane,torpedo bomber, 1931
Laté 291-297: derivatives of 290
Laté 298 : single engined, low wing float plane,torpedo bomber, 1936
Laté 298 : single engined, low wing 1 or two seat bomber/recce a/c 1939

Laté 410 : single engined recce flying boat, project, 1929 (?)

Laté 420 : 4 engined recce flying boat, project, 1929 (?)
Laté 440 : single engined convertible float/land plane,torpedo bomber, 1931
Laté 441-443: derivatives of 440 
Laté 460 : 3 engined transport, project, 1931 
Laté 470 : single engined, low wing touring a/c, project 1930
Laté 480 : 4 engined twin boom, project 1930 
Laté 490 : single engined, high wing recce/bomber, 1931
Laté 491-494: derivatives of 490 
Laté 510 : single engined, high wing fighter, 1929
Laté 524 : derivative of 521/522, 8 engines, 1936
Laté 525 : derivative of 521/522, 8 engines, 1936
Laté 530 : 4 engined, high wing bomber,project,1932
Laté 531 : float plane versions of 530 
Laté 550 : 4 engined float/land plane, 1933
Laté 560 : 4 engined flying boat, project, 1932
Laté 570 (I) : 4 engined flying boat, project, 1932 (?)
Laté 570 (II): twin engined bomber, prototype, 1939 
Laté 580 : 3 engined flying boat, based on 570, project, 1934
Laté 581 : developed 580, prototype redesignated as ..
Laté 582 : 3 engined flying boat, 1935 #
Laté 600-602: 4 engined (push-pull)flying boat, project 1932-33
Laté 610 : 4 engined flying boat, project 1935, led to ..
Laté 611 : 4 engined flying boat, 1939
Laté 612 : re-engined 611, project
Laté 613-617 :derivatives 611/6112, projects  
Laté 620 :4 engined flying boat, project, 1936
Laté 630 :6 engined flying boat, project, 1936, pre-project to ..
Laté 631 :6 engined flying boat, 1942
Laté 632-639 :derivatives of 631
Laté 640 : 6 engined (Junkers diesel engines)flying boat, project, 1936

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