Dewoitine D.332

The Dewoitine D.332 was a 1930s French eight-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine. The D.332 was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. The pilot and co-pilot were seated side-by-side in a cabin located forward of the wing leading edge. A radio operator station was located behind the pilots, and it had a passenger cabin for eight passengers. The landing gear had trouser-type fairings on the main gear legs. The aircraft first flew on 11 July... more

The Dewoitine D.332 was a 1930s French eight-passenger airliner built by Dewoitine. The D.332 was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane. The pilot and co-pilot were seated side-by-side in a cabin located forward of the wing leading edge. A radio operator station was located behind the pilots, and it had a passenger cabin for eight passengers. The landing gear had trouser-type fairings on the main gear legs. The aircraft first flew on 11 July 1933 powered by three Hispano-Suiza 9V radial engines. The prototype was named Emeraude (French: "Emerald") and carried out demonstration flights around European capitals. Emeraude gained a world class record on 7 September 1933 when it flew a 1,000 km (620 mi) course with a useful load of 2,000 kg (4,410 lb) at an average speed of 159.56 km/h (99.1 mph). Designed to meet an Air France requirement for use on the route to French Indo-China, the aircraft set out for Saigon on 21 December 1933 on a proving flight. The aircraft arrived at Saigon... less