Potez

Potez 540

Reconnaissance bomber

  • First flight1933
  • Introduction1934
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built271
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
4 to 7 (dependent on whether functioning as transport or bomber)
Length
16.2 m
Wingspan
22.1 m
Height
3.88 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
310 km/h
Range
1,250 km
Service ceiling
10,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Xirs V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines ( hp / 515 kW / shp / lbf / kN / lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 3–5 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns in flexible nose, dorsal, and ventral positions; Bombs: 4 × 225 kg (496 lb) bombs on external racks or 10 × 55 kg (121 lbs)