Potez 25 — Archival Manual Collection

The Potez 25 (Potez XXV) was one of the most successful military aircraft of the interwar era — a highly versatile French sesquiplane designed by Louis Coroller for Société des Aéroplanes Henry Potez, first flown in 1924 and produced in approximately 4,000 units for over 20 nations. Its defining engineering achievement was a modular engine bay capable of accepting any powerplant rated between 370 and 600 hp without structural modification, making it the universal platform of its generation.

This Living Collection brings together 3 primary-source French-language documents issued by the Société des Aéroplanes Henry Potez and the Ministère de la Guerre — all fixed at their original publication dates and presented in archival facsimile.

Collection Manifest

T.O.E. Variant — 1 Document

• Henry Potez 25 Type T.O.E. — Technical Notice
  Notice Technique de l'Avion Henry Potez 25 — Type T.O.E.
  Moteur Lorraine 450 cv — Type 12 EB
  Société des Aéroplanes Henry Potez — 75, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris
  Usine & Aérodrome: Méaulte (Somme)
  Language: French

Military A2 Variant — 1 Document

• Potez 25 A2 — Technical Notice
  Notice Technique de l'Avion Potez Type 25 A2
  Ministère de la Guerre — Aéronautique Militaire
  Moteurs: Lorraine 450 CV 12 E b · Salmson 520 CV 18 C M b
  Language: French

Commercial Brochure — 1 Document

• Le Potez 25 A.2 — Reconnaissance and Bombing Aircraft
  Le Potez 25 A.2 — Avion de Reconnaissance et de Bombardement
  Album Général — Feuillet No. 25-1 — Avril 1929
  Société des Aéroplanes Henry Potez — Méaulte (Somme)
  Language: French

Aircraft Technical Profile

• Configuration: Sesquiplane (lower wing ~1.5× smaller than upper wing)
• Primary Engine: Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb — 12-cylinder W inline, water-cooled, 450 ch
• Alternative Engines: Salmson 18 CMb (520 ch) · Gnome-Rhône Jupiter 9Ac (420 ch) · Hispano-Suiza 12Gb/12Lb (500–600 ch) · Renault 12Kg (550 ch)
• Empty Weight: 1,510 kg · Max Take-off Weight: 2,500 kg
• Max Speed: 208 km/h (Lorraine) / 230 km/h (Hispano-Suiza)
• Service Ceiling: 5,800 m (Lorraine) / 7,300 m (Hispano-Suiza)
• Range: 1,260 km (extendable with auxiliary tanks)
• Armament: 1 × fixed forward Vickers · 2 × flexible Lewis on TO7 ring mount · 1 × ventral Lewis
• T.O.E. Tropicalization: Heavy-duty belly radiators, onboard water storage, auxiliary fuel cells for desert operations

This is an archival, static-copy edition fixed at its original publication date. Intended for historical reference, flight simulation, museum restoration, and educational use only. Not approved for active airworthiness maintenance under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13, EASA Part-M, or equivalent international regulations. Operators of active aircraft must use current, revision-controlled publications from the Type Certificate holder or an authorized distributor.

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