Levasseur PL.8
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The Levasseur PL.8 was a single engine, two-seat long-distance record-breaking biplane aircraft modified from an existing Levasseur PL.4 carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft produced in France in the 1920s. Levasseur built the aircraft in 1927, specifically for pilots Charles Nungesser and François Coli for a transatlantic attempt to win the Orteig Prize. Only two examples of the type were built, with the first PL.8-01 named L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), that gained fame as Nungesser and Coli's aircraft.
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1927 postcard showing L'Oiseau Blanc, with pictures of Nungesser (left) and Coli (right) | |
Role | Long-range aircraft [for record attempt] |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Pierre Levasseur Company |
First flight | 1927 |
Introduction | 1927 |
Primary user | Charles Nungesser, François Coli |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | Levasseur PL.4 |
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