Lioré et Olivier LeO H-180 explained

The Lioré et Olivier LeO H-180 was a 1920s French two-seat flying-boat built by Lioré et Olivier.^[1]

Development

The H-180 first flew in 1928 and was a cantilever high-wing monoplane flying-boat. Powered by a 120 hp (89 kW) Salmson 9Ac engine strut-mounted above the fuselage. It had two side-by-side seats in an open cockpit but the following year it was fitted with an enclosed cockpit and re-designated the LeO H-181. The company intended to build a production batch of ten aircraft but only five H-181s were built. One aircraft was destroyed and the others finding no buyers were used as test aircraft by the company.

Variants

H-180:Two-seat touring / training flying boat; 1 built.^[2]

H-181:An enclosed cockpit version, with increased span and longer fuselage; 5 built.^[3]

Bibliography

• Hartmann, Gérard. Les Avions Lioré Et Olivier. Boulogne-Billancourt, France: ETAI. 2002. (in French)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 2334.
2. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Lioré et Olivier LeO H-180, Hydravion d'entrainement par Aviafrance. Aviafrance. 18 February 2018. Pariz. fr. 13 December 1998.
3. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Lioré et Olivier LeO H-181, Hydravion d'entrainement par Aviafrance. Aviafrance. 18 February 2018. Pariz. fr. 13 December 1998.