Lioré et Olivier

Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier.

Lioré-et-Olivier

Industry	Aeronautics, defence
Fate	Merged
Successor	SNCASE
Founded	1912
Founder	Fernand Lioré & Henri Olivier
Defunct	1 February 1937
Headquarters	France
Products	Aircraft

Two LeO 25 bombers at Aleppo.

History

The Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier had three factories, located in Argenteuil, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine and Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.

The company was nationalized in 1936,[1] following which it was merged with Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano, Potez, CAMS and SPCA in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) on 1 February 1937.[2] The factory at Rochefort, however, went into SNCASO.

Aircraft designs

• Lioré et Olivier LeO 1: Sopwith 1½ Strutter built under license.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 3: fighter, 1917 (project).[3]
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 4: reconnaissance aircraft, 1917 (project).
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 5:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 6:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 7: Bomber escort biplane, developed from the LeO 5, 1922.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 7/2: Production version for the French Air Force.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 7/3: Production version for the French Naval Aviation.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 8: Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft and night fighter, 1923.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 9:
• Liore et Olivier H.10: Prototype two-seat reconnaissance floatplane, 1923.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 12: Night bomber prototype, 1924.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 121: One LeO 12 converted into a 12-seat airliner.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 122: Improved night bomber prototype, converted from an LeO 12.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 123: One LeO 12 converted into a testbed with enclosed cockpits.
• Lioré et Olivier H.13: Biplane flying boat, 1922.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.132: Powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Aa engines.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.133: Powered by two Renault 12F engines.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.134: Powered by one Lorraine 12Eb engine.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.135: Powered by two Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engines.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.136: Version for Aeronavale.
• Lioré et Olivier H.14: Proposed 5-seat version of the H.13.
• Liore et Olivier H.15:
• Liore et Olivier H.18:
• Liore et Olivier H.19:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 20: Night bomber aircraft, developed from the LeO 122, 1927.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 201: Designation for parachute trainers converted from LeO 20.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 203: Four-engine version of LeO 20.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.20/4: Floatplane version of LeO 203.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 206: Production version of LeO 203.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 207:
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 208: as LeO 20 but with an enclosed cockpit and different engines.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 21: Biplane airliner/military transport based on the LeO 20, 1929.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 211:
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 212:
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 213: Production version.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 214: Designation for LeO 213s converted into military transports for the French Air Force.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 21S: Air ambulance based on the LeO 213.
• Liore et Olivier H.22:
• Liore et Olivier H.23: Amphibious reconnaissance flying boat
• Liore et Olivier H.24: Flying boat airliners.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.242: Flying boat airliner, 1933.
  • Lioré et Olivier H.242/1: Revised version of H.242 with a modified engine installation.
  • Liore et Olivier H.246: Transport flying boat, 1939.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 25: Bomber developed from the LeO 20, 1928.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 252: Landplane bomber converted from LeO 25.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 253: Landplane bomber similar to LeO 252.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.254: Seaplane version of LeO 252.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.255: Record-setting version of H.254.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.256: As H.254 except with lengthened wingspan.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.257: Modified H.254 for Aeronavale.
    • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.257bis: Production version of H.257.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO H.258: Interim version similar to H.257bis for Aeronavale while H.257bis production was being undertaken.
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO 259: Version powered by Hispano-Suiza 12Y engines.
• Liore et Olivier H.27:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 30:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 40: Experimental biplane, 1932.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 41: Experimental biplane, 1932.
• Liore et Olivier H.43: Reconnaissance seaplane, 1934.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 45: Designation for the LeO 451 prototype.
• Liore et Olivier H.47: Flying boat airliner/maritime patrol aircraft, 1936.
  • Liore et Olivier H.470: Improved version of H.47.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 48:
• Liore et Olivier H.49: Flying boat airliner, 1942. Produced as the SNCASE SE.200.
• Liore et Olivier H.180: Two-seat flying boat, 1928.
  • Liore et Olivier H.181: H.180 with an enclosed cockpit, 1929.
• Liore et Oliver H.190: Flying boat airliner, 1926.
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 300:
• Lioré et Olivier LeO 451:

References

1. Il y a 75 ans, les nationalisations de l’aéronautique française
2. Hartmann, Gérard (2005-01-05), Les réalisations de la SNCASE (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2009-07-15, Alors qu’on ne sait pas très clairement si les sociétés nationales sont des « usines de production de guerre » sans indépendance et sans bureau d'études, la SNCASE est officiellement formée le 1er février 1937.
3. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/liore-et-olivier.9016/

External links

• Media related to Lioré et Olivier aircraft at Wikimedia Commons