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Aircraft and configuration
RedWing's Latécoère 28 package includes the fixed-wheel 28.1 and float-equipped 28.3. The single-piston aircraft has cable-operated controls, pitch and rudder trim, and no wing flaps. The float version carries larger tanks for long-range flying.
Latecoere 28.1 Wheels
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RedWing's Latécoère 28 package includes the fixed-wheel 28.1 and float-equipped 28.3. The single-piston aircraft has cable-operated controls, pitch and rudder trim, and no wing flaps. The float version carries larger tanks for long-range flying.
History & design
Built for mail and passengers
The Latécoère 28 was a civil transport carrying mail and up to eight passengers. It became an important aircraft in Aéropostale’s intercontinental network, particularly its South American services.
Latécoère Foundation · Latécoère aviation history ↗Latécoère Foundation: postal aircraft and floatplane distinction
A floatplane crosses the South Atlantic
In May 1930, Jean Mermoz flew a float-equipped Latécoère 28 from Senegal to Brazil with 130 kg of mail. The foundation records a flight of 19 hours 35 minutes. This achievement belongs to the modified seaplane, rather than every landplane version of the type.
Latécoère Foundation · Latécoère aviation history ↗Latécoère Foundation: postal aircraft and floatplane distinction
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
The 28.1 supports passenger and cargo payloads. The 28.3 uses fixed floats without wheel braking. The released manual covers both versions; older website work-in-progress wording describes an earlier development state.
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentLatecoere 28.1 Wheels
The 28.1 supports passenger and cargo payloads. The 28.3 uses fixed floats without wheel braking. The released manual covers both versions; older website work-in-progress wording describes an earlier development state.
Manual 0.2.0A · pages 13, 21, 35, 46, 62–63 and 71–73
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Simulator documentation
Latecoere 28.1 Wheels — simulator documentationRedWing · Manual 0.2.0A · pages 13, 21, 35, 46, 62–63 and 71–73Aircraft history
Latécoère aviation historyLatécoère Foundation · Latécoère Foundation: postal aircraft and floatplane distinctionBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 4 profile choices
RedWing Latecoere 28.3 Floats
RedWing · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A single-engine mail aircraft with land and long-range float versions.
RedWing Latecoere 28.1 Wheels
RedWing · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A single-engine mail aircraft with land and long-range float versions.
Latecoere 28.1 Wheels
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A single-engine mail aircraft with land and long-range float versions.
Latecoere 28.3 Floats
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A single-engine mail aircraft with land and long-range float versions.
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