Latécoère 631 Flying Boat

The Latécoère 631 was a civil transatlantic flying boat built by Latécoère, the largest ever built up to its time. The last Latécoère 631 was withdrawn from service in 1955 after the losses of aircraft no.7 (owned by Latécoère, lost at sea), 6 (Air France, lost in the Atlantic), 3 (SEMAF, off Cap Ferret) and 8 (France-Hydro, in Cameroon). General characteristics: Crew: 5 Capacity: 46 Length: m (142 ft 6⅝ in) Wingspan: m (188 ft 4½ in) Height: 10.1 m (33 ft 1½ in) Wing area: 349.4 m² (3,