Loire 11

Overview

The Loire 11 was a French three-seat general purpose monoplane designed and built by Loire Aviation of St. Nazaire. It was the first original design by the company. It was designed to fulfil a requirement for a general purpose transport for operation throughout France’s overseas colonies. It was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane that seated up to three occupants and was powered by a single 300 hp (224 kW) Lorraine Algol radial engine. During 1930, a pair of prototypes were completed. However, the project was abandoned one year later after the type failed to garner interest from the French government.