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Breguet Deux-Ponts

The Breguet 761/763/765 were a family of 1940s and 1950s French double-deck transport aircraft produced by Breguet. The aircraft were normally called the Deux-Ponts (Double-Decker) but it was not an official name.

Design and development

Breguet began design work on the Breguet 761 double-deck airliner even before the end of the Second World War, in 1944. It was decided that a medium-range airliner with seating for over 100 passengers would be built. The design envisaged using readily available engines with the aim of ease of manufacture and an early first-flight date. The design was known as Project 76-1. The aircraft was destined not to be the first French postwar design to fly, an honour which instead fell to the Sud-Est Languedoc, a civilianised Bloch MB161. The prototype Br.761, F-WASK, first flew at Villacoublay on 15 February 1949.

The 761 featured a cantilever wing set at mid-height on the bulky fuselage. The retractable tricycle landing gear featured dual-wheel main units. The empennage had twin fins and rudders on a vestigial central fin. The prototype was powered by four 1,580 hp (1180 kW) SNECMA 14R-24 radial engines.

The prototype was followed by three Br.761S pre-production aircraft powered by 2,020 hp (1506 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-B31 radial engines. These were fitted with 12 ft 1½in (3.70 m) diameter Hamilton Standard propellers. The aircraft successfully completed their trials incident-free. Their first flights were in 1951 and 1952.

The French Government ordered 12 production aircraft, the Breguet 76-3, which was later redesignated Br.763. Six aircraft were to be operated by Air France and the other six by the Ministry of Transport. The 763 had more powerful engines, a 1.20 metres (3 ft 11 in) larger wingspan, strengthened wings and a three-crew flight deck (earlier aircraft had four crew). The 763 first flew on 20 July 1951 and entered service with Air France during autumn 1952.

The Air France aircraft had accommodation for 59 passengers on the top deck, and 48 on the lower deck, although the aircraft was capable of carrying 135 passengers in a high-density layout. During 1964 Air France transferred six Br.763s to the French Air Force. The air force also acquired the three pre-production Br.761S aircraft and four new Br.765 Sahara freighter aircraft with removable cargo doors.

Projects to build versions powered with British engines (for possible United Kingdom buyers) did not come to fruition. The projects would have been the 766 (with the Bristol Hercules radial engine), and the 767 with British turboprop engines.

Operational history

Civil

The prototype Br.761 entered service with Air Algérie in 1952 as a cargo aircraft. It was withdrawn early the next year. Silver City Airways leased a Br.761 for three months in the summer of 1953 for use on the Hamburg - Berlin route. A total of 127 round trips carried 4,000,000 pounds (1,800 t) of freight with up to three round trips being made in a day, each leg taking 52 minutes flight time. It was rumoured that Silver City would purchase three aircraft at £770,000 but this did not materialise into a sale.

The Breguet Br.763 Provence entered service with Air France on 10 March 1953. The inaugural route was Lyon - Algiers. The type was used on European routes from Paris, mainly to the Mediterranean area, but occasionally to London. Domestic routes included Paris to Lyon, Marseille and Nice.

Six aircraft were used in response to a serious incident at Salat, Algeria where French oil rig engineers were in need of assistance. A total of 60 tonnes of heavy equipment and 200 personnel were moved to and from Algiers in four days.

The introduction of the Sud Aviation Caravelle rendered the Provence obsolete as a passenger aircraft. The Caravelle was faster, more comfortable and had a greater range. In 1958, Breguet borrowed F-BASQ from Air France for a sales tour to North and South America. This was the aircraft which had force-landed at Pont-Évêque in 1955. The tour covered 25,000 miles (40,000 km), and took in the cities of New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami in the United States, Bogotá in Colombia, Santiago in Chile, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia in Brazil. The tour failed to generate any orders. In North America, the jet age had begun, while the aircraft had too great a capacity for operators in South America, despite being cheaper on a cost-per-seat to operate than a Douglas DC-4. The Provence was used on fewer and fewer passenger services, being replaced by the Caravelle and Vickers Viscount. Six aircraft were transferred to the Armée de l'Air. Air France converted the six remaining Br.763s into freighters with the name Universale. These remained in service on European freight services until the early 1970s. The final flight was on 31 March 1971 from Heathrow to Paris-Orly. A double-deck Routemaster bus was parked alongside the aircraft to mark the retirement of the Br.763 from service.

Military

In October 1955 an order for 30 Breguet Br.765 Sahara aircraft for the Armée de l'Air was announced. This order was cancelled by the end of the year, but construction on four aircraft was so far advanced that they were completed. These entered service with 64 Escadre de Transport.

The French Air Force acquired the three pre-production Br.761S aircraft, these and the six Sahara aircraft acquired from Air France provided the French Air Force with a valuable transport fleet for moving personnel and materials to the Pacific nuclear testing areas. The Sahara fleet was retired in 1972.

Internal Fittings

The Breguets serving with Air France had up to 107 seats and an elevator between the two floors.

Accidents and incidents

The Breguet Deux-Ponts had an excellent safety record.

On 10 May 1955, F-BASQ of Air France made a forced landing in a field at Pont-Évêque, Isère following directional control problems in flight. The four crew and 46 passengers were unharmed. The aircraft was repaired on site and flown out from an improvised airstrip a few weeks later.

Variants

  • Breguet 761 : Prototype with four 1,190 kW (1,590 hp) SNECMA 14R-24 radial engines, one built.
  • Breguet 761S : Pre-production aircraft, powered by four 1,600 kW (2,100 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-B31 engines; three built.
  • Breguet 763 Provence : Production aircraft for Air France, powered by four 1,800 kW (2,400 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA18 engines; 12 built.
  • Breguet 764 : Proposed anti-submarine naval version, prototype 761 was to be converted but project was abandoned.
    • Breguet 765 Sahara : Freighter version for the French Air Force, powered by four 1,900 kW (2,500 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 engines; four built.

Operators

  • France
    • Air Algérie (loaned for trials 1952 - French flag - Algeria being at this time a french territory)
    • French Air Force
    • Air France
    • French Navy

  • United Kingdom
    • Silver City (leased 1953)

Survivors

  • Br-763 Provence c/n 6, F-BASS of Air France is used as restaurant at Fontenay-Trésigny, France
  • Br.765 Sahara c/n 501, 64-PE of the Armée de l'Air is preserved as a gate guard at Évreux-Fauville Air Base, France.
  • Br.765 Sahara c/n 504, 64-PH of the Armée de l'Air is under restoration at Ailes Anciennes Toulouse, France.

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Breguet Deux-Ponts

  • Role : cargo and passengers transport.
  • Origin : France.
  • Constructor : Breguet.
  • First flight : 15 February 1949.
  • Entered service : 1953.
  • Retired : 1972.
  • Production : 20.

    • Specifications (Br.763)

  • Crew : 3 to 5.
  • Capacity : 107 passengers (59 + 48, upper and lower bridges).
  • Length : 28.94 m (94 ft 11 in).
  • Height : 9.56 m (31 ft 4 in).
  • Wingspan : 42.96 m (140 ft 11 in).
  • Wing area : 185.4 m² (1,996 sq ft).
  • Aspect ratio : 9.95:1.
  • Empty weight : 32,535 kg (71,577 lb).
  • Max. takeoff weight : 50,000 kg (111,000 lb).
  • Maximum speed : 390 km/h (210 kts, 242 mph) at 3,000 m (10,000 ft) (max cruise).
  • Cruise speed : 336 km/h (183 kts, 210 mph) (econ cruise).
  • Range : 2,290 km (1,243 nmi, 1,430 mi).
  • Rate of climb : 5.8 m/s (1,140 ft/min) at sea level.
  • Cruise altitude : 3,700 m (12,000 ft).
  • Powerplant : Four Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 radial piston engines.
  • Power : 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) each.

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