title: Levasseur PL.3
text: # Levasseur PL.3
  
  The Levasseur PL.3 AM3 was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft produced in France in the 1920s to fulfill a specification for a three-seat carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft. The PL.3 AM3, a biplane of all-wood construction did not enter production and only the prototype was built.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Aviafrance: Levasseur PL.3 AM3
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 3
  * Length: 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
  * Wingspan: 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
  * Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
  * Wing area: 59 $m^2$ (640 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,435 kg (3,164 lb)
  * Gross weight: 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 300 kW (400 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitchpropeller
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  * Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
  * Endurance: 5 hours
  * Service ceiling: 5,300 m (17,400 ft)
  